At the Courthouse Tavern in Cork, Irish folk-rock band Kingfishr perch precariously on the world’s smallest stage while their fans, a few hundred strong, cram as close as they can to the front. They ...

Belfast will soon pulse with the sounds of Irish folk fusion as the Your Roots Are Showing conference returns. This transatlantic gathering blends centuries-old traditions with fresh global influences ...

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 ...

The documentary from Dennis Harvey and Lars Lovén, world premiering in the Locarno Critics' Week, tunes into songs from The Mary Wallopers, Young Spencer and more that carry "the oppression of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Country music has long had a bit of Ireland in it. Irish folk music's role in rooting commercial mainstream country music to its ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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.

Moya Brennan, the Irish singer who fronted her family band Clannad, has died at the age of 73. Read more about her illustrious life and career here.

The music world is in mourning today as news spreads of the passing of Moya Brennan, the legendary lead singer of the folk-pop group Clannad. Known globally ...

At the Courthouse Tavern in Cork, Irish folk-rock band Kingfishr perch precariously on the world’s smallest stage while their fans, a few hundred strong, cram as close as they can to the front. They ...

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 ...