The London Feis is to rise from the ashes of the London Fleadh. Spurred on by the recession at home, promoter Vince Power has spotted the opportunity and is reviving the Fleadh, the Irish music festival whose rise and fall marked the flow and ebb of the previous wave of Irish emigration.
Bob Dylan, who headlined [...]

Box player Máirtín O’Connor launches his first book of tunes in Galway on March 22. Inside the Box, Outside the Box has been compiled by Máirtín and its composition reflects the depth of his connection to the tradition. It includes transcriptions of some of his popular tunes as well as some tunes that have not [...]

Ben Lennon was born into a musical family in Kiltyclogher, Co. Leitrim, in 1928, the eldest of four sons.  His father, uncle and grand uncle all played fiddles and his mother Sally played piano and could also play fiddle, accordion and banjo.  Their home was always open to callers and many of the locality’s musicians [...]