Traditional Irish music acts and songwriters will now get a cut of revenue from YouTube, as part of a new licensing agreement, according to The Sunday Times. Google, the owner of YouTube,  has done a deal with the Irish Music Rights Organisation (Imro) and the Mechanical Copyright Protection Society Ireland (MCPSI), which will see the [...]

Singer Paul Brady is giving €20,000 to fund places for 25 musicians to the tune of €700 at the Blas Summer School at the University of Limerick. The Paul Brady Blas Scholarship is being set up in association with the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance at the University of Limerick, home [...]

Sean-nos dancer Seosamh Ó Neachtain hails from An Spidéal in Co. Galway and has had a keen interest in sean-nos dancing from a young age. Although he never received any formal training, he has received both national and international acclaim as a dancer. He has performed with some of the most influential acts in traditional [...]

That dance challenge between Irish and black dancers in Riverdance isn’t something invented just to woo American audiences. The links between Irish and tap dancing run deep in the immigrant tradition of 19th century America. The black dancers swapped steps and rhythms with the Irish, blending an art form which was later to find expression in [...]

THE Aenach or Assembly has its origin in pre-Christian Ireland. The earliest accounts relate to the Ard Fheis at Tara, also known as the Aenach, held at Samhann, the beginning of November. Later the assembly had a role in the inauguration of the Ui Neill kings, who ruled the northern part of Ireland. The Feiseanna [...]

The pattern or pátrún was celebrated in practically every parish in Ireland from the middle ages to the mid-19th century. Essentially a
religious event associated with holy wells, lakes or high ground, pattern day was also an important social occasion in the rural calendar.
It has its origins in pre-Christian times and its festive aspect bears many [...]

This song was written by Jimmy McCarthy (b1956, Macroom, Co Cork) who also wrote No Frontiers for Mary Black. Other songs he penned include Missing You, Bright Blue Rose and Mystic Lipstick. It was the title track of Christy Moore’s 1984 album.
The author explained on Radio Eireann in February 2010 that he once worked as an apprentice [...]

Details of 2010 Willie Clancy Week in Miltown Malbay, Co Clare

Below are full details of music and dancing events, classes, tutors, musicians singers etc.