Irish Music News

Fleadh Mor to honour Ed Reavy

Ed Reavy was born in Barnagrove, Mudabawn, Co Cavan in 1898. He emigrated to the...

Steve Cooney weds Sinead O’Connor

Former Stocktons Wing member Steve Cooney has married singer Sinead O’Connor. A notice posted on...

Was Molly Malone really such a ‘Cailin Deas’?

The lyrics of the popular Dublin song published in the 18th century tell a different...

Mike Rafferty wins US Endowment Award

Flute player Mike Rafferty has been honoured by the US National Endowment for the Arts...

Irish Dancing

Irish dancing becoming a rich kid’s game

Once avoided as unfashionable by the children of the rich in urban Ireland, Irish dancing...

Sean nos dancer Seosamh O Neachtain

Sean-nos dancer Seosamh Ó Neachtain hails from An Spidéal in Co. Galway and has had...

Sean nos dancer Emma O’Sullivan

Connemara sean nos dancer Emma O’Sullivan became All Ireland Champion in 2009 [Translate] ...

Is Irish dancing becoming a sport?

Anybody else notice the word “sport” creeping into the Irish dancing vocabulary? “Irish dance is...

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Festival of Fires revived at Uisneach

History was made on Saturday, May 1,  as one of the world’s oldest recorded...

Prehistoric Irish music instruments

Read fascinating book review in Archaeology Ireland [Translate] ...

Why redheads must start mating or face extinction

Unless redheads start to breed, they could be extinct in 100 years, according to a study [Translate] ...

200 hundred-year-old Irish harp found in NY dumpster

A priceless 200-year-old harp by John Egan of Dublin has ben found in a New York dumpster [Translate] ...

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Tap Dance’s Irish Connections

That dance challenge between Irish and black dancers in Riverdance isn’t something invented just to woo...

The Festive Tradition

The pattern or pátrún was celebrated in practically every parish in Ireland from the middle...

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