Altan mark 25 years as a band on Febriary 17 in the British Midlands …

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 …

The appearance of the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem on the Ed Sullivan TV show in 1961 was a defining moment in the modern story of Irish singing. In England and Scotland in the late 1950s the number of folk clubs was growing, the most influential being Ewan MacColl’s Singers Club in London.
At the beginning [...]

Eddie Butcher (1900-80)
Born Aughill, Magilligan, Co Derry. Had a rich repertoire of songs, including some from his father and wife’s family.
Became widely known through broadcasts in the 1960s. Was an influence on Paul Brady, Andy Irvine, Frank Harte and Len Graham.
Discography
Adam in Paradise, Eddie Butcher. UFTM-ITMA 101
Shamrock, Rose and Thistle, Eddie Butcher (1982) EEOT.I
Once [...]

Slide will be at the Savannah Irish Festival in February