With an Irish bouzouki on his knee and harmonica resting on his chin, Andy Irvine performed a medley of original and classic Irish folk songs Thursday night in the tightly-packed Andover Room at the ...

In this week's Listen Up, Brendan Keenan's 'Across the Atlantic' brings Irish culture from both sides of the pond.

BLOOMINGTON — The High Kings have staked a well-deserved claim on the throne of Irish folk music. This Celtic folk band has set a fine standard on performing songs rooted in the Emerald Isle, making ...

March 17 is St. Patrick's Day and whatever your annual tradition is, searching for a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow might be on the list. Unfortunately, while you're unlikely to discover a hidden ...

“In Ireland, folk music is a living tradition,” a crotchety old drunk in a Galway pub once told me. It wasn’t simply about revering the past by teaching children the songs of their forefathers, he ...

SPRINGFIELD — She’s topped the Irish charts with three No. 1 singles and a No. 1 album, but for Emer Dunne, performing in the U.S. is relatively new territory. “Folk music and songs from Ireland, ...

The Irish balladeer is remembered for such songs as ‘In The Rare Auld Times,’ ‘Step It Out Mary,’ and ‘Whiskey on a Sunday,' among many others. Born and raised in Dublin, Doyle only attended school ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Artists and genres on the docket range from Hozier (indie-rock) to The Pogues (Celtic-punk) to Ed Sheeran ...

The Clancy Brothers were at the forefront of the Irish folk music revival of the 1950's and '60s. According to the New York Daily News, "It was the Clancy Brothers ... who [inspired] other young Irish ...

For the past three decades, Dervish has been at the forefront of reinventing traditional Irish folk songs. The Sligo-based band is "breathing new life" into the beloved music of its homeland with The ...