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

From Jack O’Connell’s viral rendition of ‘Rocky Road to Dublin’ in Ryan Coogler’s ‘Sinners’ to Irish band Kingfishr selling ...

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 ...

As with the albums, we have asked 50 people who really know their stuff — musicians, gig promoters, critics, broadcasters, DJs, music PRs, arts podcasters — to come up with their top Irish ...

Legendary Irish band Aslan will make their way to the Top End as the headlining act of the 2025 NT Irish Music Festival.

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 ...