Even after 40 years as leader of the Chieftains, Paddy Moloney gets the jitters when he opens a new show. To Moloney's relief, the U.S. leg of the Irish traditional folk group's 40th anniversary tour ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. An Irish goodbye is when someone leaves a party without letting anyone know. The Chieftains' tour is ...

Back at the turn of the last century when Irish refugees flocked to American shores, many of them slipped out without a proper goodbye. Too painful. Too much uncertainty. And was it truly goodbye or ...