McAlpine’s Fusiliers is a lively, successful Australian Celtic Rock group … More at  http://www.myspace.com/mcalpinesfusiliers

Opening of new Comhaltas centre is boycotted by [More]

For his new album, fiddler Kevin Burke teams up with composer Cal Scott

Alan Gilsenan’s frank and intimate film about the life and stage career of Liam Clancy goes on general release in Ireland. It is a portrait of what’s behind the performer’s mask and where he is today. Review at culch.ie

USA women musicians were winning more All-Irelands than men … Read More

Mia Strayer (18) is blind and has just recorded a CD of her harp music … Read story at myjournalcourrier

Tony MacMahon was born in 1939 and grew up in the Turnpike in Ennis. His father, PJ, came from Kilmaley, not far from Miltown Malbay, and an area steeped in traditional music and dancing. His mother played the concertina. Joe Cooley, who worked in Ennis for several years was a regular visitor to the house. [...]

A record company put ideals before profit – and survived.

The Dublin City Ramblers are teaming  up with the Southern rock supergroup The Legends of Southern Rock to present a dual cultural concert …

A new album by some of New York’s finest is attracting high praise

The Young Dubliners is a band playing between borders of both emotion and geography.

With dance classes starting everywhere, the basics are explained … [More]

Renowned sideman Declan Sinnott now has his own band, Small Town Talk

As the economy worsens, traditional music can help heal and bind us.

Comhaltas is considering holding Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann in the North. The move would be a first in 59-year history of the Fleadh. Comhaltas boss Senator Labhras Ó Murchú said it was incumbent on them to host a fleadh in Northern Ireland as it had contributed greatly to traditional song and dance in Ireland.

Gundagai festival shows how its done

An Irish rap duo are to debut their cúpla focal at this year’s Electric Picnic festival.
‘Conas atá tú’, the newest track from Cork rapper GMC, featuring Bubba Shakespeare, will feature in the line-up for this year’s  music festival.
The track, a mixture of up-tempo hip-hop beats and traditional Irish music, is set to be a hit [...]

A priceless 200-year-old harp by John Egan of Dublin has ben found in a New York dumpster

Brothers Christy Moore and Luka Bloom have inspired a nd guided each other through lives filled with music

Horslips was made up of a group of like-minded musicians, who happened to work in advertising in Dublin. The success of their single Johnny’s Wedding led to their 1972 album Happy to Meet, Sorry to Part and Celtic rock had found its feet. Along with Planxty and the Bothy Band, they changed how a generation [...]