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Dates, venues, locations and weblinks for Irish traditional music, singing festivals, summer schools and workshops for 2012
Dress was neat but informal at this well attended ceili dance in the Athenaeum Hall, Tottenham Court Road, in 1902. The photo comes from from Living London by GR Sims, published in 1902 …
Aided by screen photos, videos and recordings, Barney McKenna and John Sheahan were joined on the road in Germany by Dubliners past and present for a series of memorial concerts.
Costume designer Jen Kelly claimed he had been “airbrushed out of history” before widthdrawing his €800,000 legal case against the Riverdance company in a Dublin court. He claimed his costumes had been used without his permission. Full story Irish Times
Irish music sales – already hugely depressed as a result of illegal downloading – have hit a new low. Overall, album sales are down by 23.6 per cent on last year. Bands have been dropped from rosters, distributors and shops have shut their doors, record company staff are being laid off. Sunday Business P0st
This weekend Dublin City Hall plays host to a gala benefit concert for the Pecker...
Flute player Tim McHugh from Newport in Mayo was announced as winner of the...
Derry’s bid to host the 2013 All-Ireland Fleadh took another twist on Tuesday (January 24)...
the Dubliners are to be honoured for their lifetime achievements at the BBC Radio 2...
An American cable channel is making a reality TV series about children who dedicate their...
The pinning of extravagant wigs onto young Irish dancers may cause a type of permanent...
Within days of Michael Flatley saying he is finally quitting the stage, comes news that...
An Irish dancer who was sexually abused over a seven year period by her...
The music of composer Seán Ó Riada will...
A new series of the popular TG4 traditional...
Oidhreacht an Chláir has launched a new masterclass...
Molly Malone was a character invented to send...
The village of Slane in Co.Meath will pay...
The full brochure for this year’s Summer School [Translate] ...
Box player Máirtín O’Connor launches his first book...
I met a man from North Carolina a...
The opening concert of this year’s Frankie Kennedy...
The Ibiza Fleadh is held in Port De...
Wild goats are becoming scarce in the Irish...
The Sligo Live Festival has teamed up with...
History of Celtic rock, or punk, from Fairport Convention to Horslips, Pogues,...
Muiris O Rochain, one of the founders of the annual Willie Clancy...
Galway born flute player Mike Rafferty died on September 13, 2011, in...
Musician and artist Eamonn O’Doherty, best known for his large-scale public sculptures...
Paddy Glackin was told he would have to buy a seat for...
The Festival of the Fires 2011, the revival of an ancient Celtic event, takes...
Read fascinating book review in Archaeology Ireland [Translate] ...
Unless redheads start to breed, they could be extinct in 100 years, according to a study [Translate] ...
A priceless 200-year-old harp by John Egan of Dublin has ben found in a New York dumpster [Translate] ...
Traditional Irish music sessions have long been a great way of spending a night out....
That dance challenge between Irish and black dancers in Riverdance isn’t something invented just to woo...
Singers Sarah and Rita Keane were born in Caherlistrane, Co Galway – Rita...
Tionólfar Ómós do Sheán ‘Ac Dhonncha, sár-amhránaí ar an sean nós in Áth...
The lyrics of the popular Dublin song published in the 18th century tell...
Six currachs line up off Donegal for the start in choppy waters for...