A violinist plays for her father. A singer takes requests. In hospitals and hospices, bedside performers offer a new kind of ...

Ahead of the 2025 IFTA Film & Drama Awards, IFTN is showcasing Irish talent who are nominated for this year's ceremony, blazing a trail in front of and behind the camera. Hosted in association with ...

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I n the small hamlet of Oak Ridge, Tennessee is a theater called the Grove. It used to be a movie theater, but that was ...

The Irish House Party will be live at The Curve on February 19. Doors open at 7.30pm, with tickets priced at £20. The Curve, located at William Street, Slough, is known for hosting a variety of ...

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The Wolfhound, an Irish pub in the heart of Astoria, is gearing up for its ninth annual Traditional Irish Music Festival, a ...

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Ideally spontaneous, a session is a group of unaffiliated musicians convening (usually in a pub) to play traditional tunes. Anyone can show up with an instrument and join in if they know the tune and ...

My arrival in Scotland was delayed by a day due to Storm Éowyn, an extremely powerful “bomb cyclone” that hit Ireland, the ...

On his own after a number of short-lived bands and the death of his friend, Thin Lizzy leader Phil Lynott, the late guitar ...