Inside Curragh Irish Pub, jam sessions are almost as common as sipping sessions.

Aer Lingus representatives, Music City Irish Fest's CEO Brenda Willis, Irish musician Niall McCabe highlight long ties between Nashville and Ireland.

Along with having to sing over occasionally boisterous crowds, one of the demands on Irish folk singers is that they play a marathon set — or a perhaps few of them — especially on that special ...

WEST STOCKBRIDGE — The beautiful thing about Irish folk music, in Karan Casey’s view, is how totally it reflects the people who make it. Casey, a longtime practitioner whose solo work stretches back ...

Irish male singers have left an indelible mark on the global music scene, from the haunting ballads of traditional folk to the high-energy anthems of rock and roll.

To some listeners, Irish folk music suggests a vista of the Wee Folk prancing in a Donegal sunrise, described in the sad sweet tones of John McCormack. But Ireland is currently in the middle of a ...

There's the sound of banjos, fiddles and tin whistles everywhere, as Irish trad music enjoys a roaring resurgence. It's resonating "fiercely" with young people, who "roar out the lyrics" in pubs ...

played a huge role in spurring on the Irish traditional music movement during the Seventies and well beyond their disbandment in 1979. They were what some dubbed a “rock’n’roll band in folk clothing”.

A look at upcoming Irish/Celtic-related music events in Greater Boston and somewhat beyond.July’s big local happening is Summer BCMFest, which takes place July 6 in Harvard Square’s Club Passim, with ...