There are two new books out -  from Len Graham and John Hoban.
Joe Holmes – Here I Am Amongst You. Songs, Music and Traditions of an Ulsterman, by Len Graham.
This an account of the folklore and repertoire of one of the most influential singers and traditional fiddlers in Ireland – Joe Holmes (1906–78) of [...]

Following up on the success of An Jig Gig, TG4 is preparing another talent competition.This time the Irish language TV channel’s show will search for Ireland’s most entertaining family.
From The Clancy Brothers and the Fury Brothers to Clannad, or the sean-nós dancing of the Cunninghams, the Irish family has entertained us down the decades with [...]

Bobby Gardiner was born in Aughdara, near Lisdoonvarna, Co Clare, in 1939 into a family steeped in traditional music. His mother Delia palyed concertina and melodeon and his brother Mick was an accordionist, while his uncles Mick, Tom and Peadar Doolan played melodeon and fiddle.
The young Bobby soon began playing himself, starting on the concertina [...]

The Dubliners are getting their biggest crowds in years on a sell-out European tour – ironically because the band have seen their audiences swelled by the new wave of Irish emigrants.
“It’s been a shock to see so many of our best young people now trying to make a fist of it away from home,” says [...]

Ceoltóirí Chluain Tarbh, which survived the Clontarf Classac controversy in Dublin in 2008, goes from strength to strength. They were guests of Dublin Lord Mayor Gerry Breen at the Mansion House on October 29, 2010, where he unveiled the organisation’s new logo, and presented graduation certificates to CCT musicians.
The Lord Mayor expressed his gratitude and [...]