Why 2026 is set to explode for Irish traditional music

Okay, okay, it’s 2026 and the future is bright, the future is playing traditional music. This year promises to be a milestone ...

The land of the rising trad - Irish musicians go down a treat in Osaka

A review of the film Gradam Ceoil TG4 @ Expo 25 when 12 Irish traditional musicians played a concert in the Hat venue in Osaka, Japan, as part of Expo 25 ...

Drummer from The Script is landlord of mould-ridden ‘uninhabitable’ garden studio

A founding member of the Irish pop-rock band The Script is the landlord of a mould-ridden, unregistered rented studio ...
Tucson Weekly

Irish traditions: Wild Swans celebrate the Emerald Isle

In Ireland, it is common for musicians to gather in pubs to play traditional music. For the last year and a half, husband and wife Mikey and Katie Dunlavey of the Wild Swans have encouraged the same ...
Oregonian

This Ashland pub has hosted Celtic music Sunday afternoons for 25 years

UPDATE: The sessions have moved to the The Noble Fox in Ashland. Every inch of the big Black Sheep Pub in Ashland, from the tall front windows overlooking the historic downtown Plaza to the red United ...