It began with a handwritten shop notice. A passerby photographed it in early June in the window of Butler’s newsagents in ...

Charlie Le Brun travelled to Ireland, determined to meet his musical idol, The Chieftains’ Matt Molloy. After a memorable few ...

Just your typical Monday evening for a band at the forefront of a massive resurgence in Irish trad (traditional) music. “I think a lot of young people have been starved of communication ...

The Salish Sea Early Music Festival’s exploration of “Folk Song from Three Centuries” continues with “Renaissance Psalms, ...

Now in its 21st year of the festival, Cáceres Irish Fleadh has grown into a unique international celebration of Irish culture ...

Just your typical Monday evening for a band at the forefront of a massive resurgence in Irish trad (traditional) music. Suddenly, the sound of banjos, fiddles and tin whistles is everywhere ...

I know I write this every time, but releases from the Ireland-based record label Raelach all seem to carry a sort of ...

Irish musicians have ... drums in the world.Traditional music sessions Key to the traditional and folk sound in Ireland are the tin whistle and wooden flute, both of which date to the 19th century.

A flute teacher who claimed he was penalised ... a long-serving music teacher at the Cork Education and Training Board School of Music. Join the Irish Independent WhatsApp channel Stay up to ...

One Street Over, a Winchester-based Celtic roots band known for blending traditional tunes and original compositions, will ...

Asked why the idea of an Irish bar has gone down so well in Benidorm, she said: “There isn’t a big Irish culture in Benidorm, ...

One of Benidorm’s most popular Irish bars is run by a Scouser. The Shamrock is celebrating 30 years in business this week and ...