The album garnered immediate critical praise, leading Somerville to play extensive live shows at home and abroad alongside a ...

In front of its first American festival audience, folk band Amble transported its listeners into the misty romance of the ...

Ten students joined well known French folk musician Emmanuel Pariselle in a weeklong instrument making workshop ...

For young people in Ireland, traditional music offers a "reaffirmed sense of national identity and pride", said Image. It's ...

The Northern Irish folk band has spent much of the past decade on tour—singing worship songs with charming accents, playing eclectic instruments, and sharing its relentless commitment to ...

DANCERS AT THE O’SHEA CHAPLIN ACADEMY OF IRISH DANCE HAVE BEEN TAPPING ... AREN’T JUST LEARNING HOW TO PLAY TRADITIONAL INSTRUMENTS. THEY’RE LEARNING HOW TO LISTEN, HOW TO FEEL RHYTHM ...

Country music has long had a bit of Ireland in it. Irish folk music's role in rooting commercial mainstream country music to its past, including those of the settlers of Belfast, Northern Ireland ...

Featuring a talented cast of Irish dancers, musicians and singers, it showcases traditional Irish instruments and costumes, while following historic events such as the Great Famine and the Easter ...

She plays five instruments - banjo ... it will be great to play together. "I love playing Irish traditional music, it helps me escape and I'll never give it up." ...

Irish folk music has played a significant role in shaping the history of commercial country music in Nashville. Nashville has a long-standing Irish heritage, with a consistent Irish population and ...