The first time I truly appreciated one of the tangible impacts of pandemic-era funding for musicians beyond live music industry supports was when I read the liner notes of Kojaque’s brilliant 2021 ...

Irish traditional music is among the most popular World Music genres of our time. Performed by Irish and non-Irish musicians throughout the world and patronized by audiences in diverse social and ...

A popular Irish country music singer is set to finish off another successful year of concerts in Cumbria. Shawn Cuddy, from County Laois, will end his concert tour at Rosley Village Hall, in Rosley, ...

The Irish seem born with a love of music. At social gatherings, everyone's always ready to sing his or her "party piece." Performances are judged less by skill than by uninhibited sincerity or ...

AN award-winning Irish music group is bringing its debut UK tour to Liverpool. The Shamrocks, an Emmy Award-winning five-piece vocal and instrumental group from Northern Ireland, will perform at ...

Pop music is one of the most celebrated genres in music. Rising in the 1950s, its growing popularity is mostly because of its widely diverse style. Moreover, each country integrates its own cultural ...

Moloney recorded or produced more than 70 albums of Irish music and is credited with bringing traditional Irish music to a wider audience. He died July 27. Originally broadcast in 2006 and 2009. This ...

Every year, hundreds of thousands of people gather to celebrate Irish culture at the international Fleadh Cheoil or “Feast of Music.” The weeklong event is the largest of its kind. It attracts ...

Paddy Moloney, a co-founder of the Irish folk band The Chieftains, died today. He was 83 years old. The news was announced by the Irish Traditional Music Archive. No cause of death was given. Moloney ...

MUSKEGON, MI -- A sea of green, orange and tartan flooded downtown Muskegon this week. The Michigan Irish Music Festival returned to West Michigan on Saturday, Sept. 13, at Heritage Landing in ...