Ireland is a land of legends…a land of music…a land of stories and storytellers.

Occasionally a change in style is called for. That’s where a few ballads fit in nicely. They don't have to be sad or full of doom and gloom. Neither do they all have to be lush love songs.

Balladry becomes Noah Preminger. And that may come as a surprise to some. Over the past seventeen years and about as many releases, this critically-acclaimed tenor saxophonist has often made his mark ...

In the late 50s and all through the 60s, teenage death ballads narratively describing tragedies were immensely popular.

His R&B ballads won praise from veteran Korean singers like Shin Seung-hun and Seo Tae-ji. But Wheesung was also no stranger to controversy. In 2021, he was handed a two-year suspended sentence ...