Way Out” is the debut album of Boston-based Ishna, a contemporary Irish folk band. Ishna explores traditional repertoire within the context of a global setting, bringing the band members’ diverse ...

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 ...

Check out some of our favourite Irish releases from the week below Dublin artist and producer Walshy shares his new Christmas single, It’s a wonderful life. Written from a teenage memory of a chaotic ...

When Northern Irish singer-songwriter Joshua Burnside performs at Jammin’ Java on Nov. 8, audiences can expect an evening of hauntingly poetic lyrics, intricate musicianship, and heartfelt ...

Smithsonian Institution, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, 600 Maryland Ave., S.W., Suite 2001, Washington ...

The Irish Tenors are, from left, Dr. Ronan Tynan, Anthony Kearns and Declan Kelly. The trio will be performing with the Hawai‘i Symphony ­Orchestra. Select an option below to continue reading this ...

“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 ...

You might say the notorious gangster Al Capone had a split personality when it came to the Irish. On the one hand, it was 80 years ago when Capone launched one of the most infamous hits in gangland ...

The EP’s unheard opening song and focus track, ‘Aldborough Parade’, is a stirring original love song, written by member Ian Kinsella about the feverishness of falling quickly, the ache of love ...