Fundamentally, trad is popular because it's "very inclusive, egalitarian" and "everyone gets the chance to play it", Jason ...

These are the top 10 Irish artists of all time ... in Town," which went to No. 12 on the Hot 100 in 1976. The folk band The Irish Rovers hit No. 7 in 1968 with their hit, "The Unicorn." ...

That's also some of the benefits of being a travelling Irish musician or part of a much-loved band – every gig feels a little like coming home. "It is a blessing," he adds. "You feel you are ...

From everyone’s favorite Fairytale of New York by the late Pogues legend, Shane MacGowan, to some new spins on the classics from Irish bands, here are some of Ireland’s best Christmas songs.

If anything, the Irish music scene is busier than ever ... There’s a reason why they won Best Live Act at the Northern Ireland Music Prize Awards 2023, and their frenetic dynamism translates ...

St. Louis has its share of musical claims to fame, and our latest is also one of our greatest: St. Louis is home to one of the top Irish bluegrass bands on the planet. We're talking about JigJam ...

and the Irish Traditional Music Archive (ITMA). To date, no equivalent centre exists to document, celebrate and develop Ireland’s unique popular music legacy. Even were we confine our history of ...

Galway native Enda Scahill shares his favorite haunts for trad music, from packed sessions at Tig Cóilí in the Latin Quarter to intimate clambake sets at Tigh Ned on Inisheer. Galway, with its ...