Country music has long had a bit of Ireland in it. Irish folk music's role in rooting commercial mainstream country music to its past, including those of the settlers of Belfast, Northern Ireland, 400 ...

In 1995, The Rolling Stones teamed up with The Chieftains, a traditional Irish folk band from Dublin, to cover “Rocky Road to Dublin” on the album Long Black Veil. The song, which is originally from ...

SPRINGFIELD — She’s topped the Irish charts with three No. 1 singles and a No. 1 album, but for Emer Dunne, performing in the U.S. is relatively new territory. “Folk music and songs from Ireland, ...

This year, SpeakEasy Stage Company hosted the New England premiere of the recently reimagined revival of “A Man of No Importance,” a charming musical set in Dublin, Ireland about the redemptive power ...

Vatican II allowed the presence of “the music of the people” at Mass. Folk music, the music that is indigenous to each of the various nations of the world and to the ethnic cultures found within those ...

The mesmerizing Celtic-inspired adventure follows a young English girl, Robyn, as she tries to show her father she can help him with his task of keeping the wolves at bay from their pre- colonial ...

Editor’s note: On Wed, July 5, 2023, IrishCentral's sister publication the Irish Voice newspaper, in New York, went to print for the last time. Founded 36 years ago by Niall O’Dowd and edited by ...

What to learn how to play an Irish tune? Waltons Irish Music USA is your one-stop hub for your Irish folk instrument needs in the United States and Canada. Waltons Music has been at the forefront of ...

The St. Patrick’s Day holiday season kicked off Saturday with Irish folk music during a Downtown Racine pub crawl. The St. Paddy Pub Crawl included 10 taverns connected by a shuttle bus. At Littleport ...

PUTNEY — Next Stage Arts Project and Twilight Music celebrate the season with an evening of traditional Irish and original ...

Irish folk music has played a significant role in shaping the history of commercial country music in Nashville. Nashville has a long-standing Irish heritage, with a consistent Irish population and ...