Details of 2010 Willie Clancy Week in Miltown Malbay, Co Clare
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Programme for Willie Clancy Summer School, 2010
Photo Gallery Mar 11, 2010
Huge outdoor Dublin ceili in Stephens Green
Heritage Mar 9, 2010
Thousands of ceili dancers will be heading for St Stephens Green in Dublin on March 16, the eve of St Patrick’s Day. Last year up to 30,000 attended the Ceili Mor in Merrion Square to the music of the Brian Boru Ceili Band.
This year the music comes courtesy of Pádraig Ó Sé, Gary O’Brien and [...]
Big turnout for Yonkers St Patrick’s Day parade
Heritage Mar 8, 2010
Thousands turned early out for the 55th festive parade on Sunday, March 7 … [More]
Irish music festivals map, Nov and Dec, 2010
Events Feb 23, 2010
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Irish music festivals map, October, 2010
Events Feb 23, 2010
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Irish Music Festivals map, September, 2010
The Instruments Feb 22, 2010
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Irish music festivals map for August 2010
Events Feb 22, 2010
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Irish Music Festivals map, June 2010
Events Feb 21, 2010
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Irish Music Festivals Map, April 2010
Events Feb 21, 2010
Corofin Festival
Events Feb 8, 2010
Corofin Tradidional Music Festival
Corofin
Co Clare
March 1 – 7
www.corofintradfest.com[googleMap name="Corofin"]Corofin, Co Clare[/googleMap]
Russell Weekend
Events Feb 8, 2010
Micho Russell Festival Weekend
Doolin, Co Clare
February 26 – 29
The Gathering
Events Feb 8, 2010
The 11th Gathering Festival
Killarney
February 24 – 28
http://www.thegathering.ie
TG4 honour ex-Chieftain Sean Potts
Irish Music News, Other Stuff Feb 6, 2010
Former Chieftains tin whistle player Sean Potts from Dublin has won a Lifetime Achievement Award in this year’s TG4 Traditional Music awards. Before helping to found The Chieftains in 1962 he was a member of Sean O Riada’s influential Ceoltoiri Cualann group.
He retired from The Chieftains in 1979. He has since served as chairman on [...]
Sean Nos Dancer Emma O’Sullivan
Videos Feb 5, 2010
John Spillane on his songwriting
Irish Music News Feb 5, 2010
Detailed Huffington Post interview with John Spillane, Cork singer
Altan to mark 25 years together
Irish Music News Jan 29, 2010
Altan mark 25 years as a band on Febriary 17 in the British Midlands …
Mike McGoldrick Band at Celtic Connections 2010
Videos Jan 24, 2010
Irish dancing in London in 1902
Headlines Jan 21, 2010
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 …
Guide to North American Irish Festivals
Photo Gallery Jan 7, 2010
Slide will be at the Savannah Irish Festival in February
Padraig O’Keeffe
Musicians (H - Z) Dec 10, 2009
Pádraig O’Keeffe was born in October 1887 in Glounthane, near Scartaglen and Castleisland, Co Kerry. His father, John, was a school principal and he was the eldest of nine children. His mother, Margaret O’Callaghan came from a musical family and his uncle, Cal O’Callaghan, was a well-known fiddler.
After training in Dublin he became a schoolmaster [...]
