“Folk music and songs from Ireland, Scotland and America are deeply interconnected,” said the Irish folk singer, who will ...

At the Courthouse Tavern in Cork, Irish folk-rock band Kingfishr perch precariously on the world’s smallest stage while their fans, a few hundred strong, cram as close as they can to the front. They ...

Fame means nothing; sing for the room you’re in; slow down and listen. Patrick Freyne’s lyrical lessons for life ...

U2 guitarist the Edge said the band is working with Brian Eno on music with an Irish folk element, which could appear on their next album. Following 2017’s Songs of Experience, U2 released Songs of ...

This year, SpeakEasy Stage Company hosted the New England premiere of the recently reimagined revival of “A Man of No Importance,” a charming musical set in Dublin, Ireland about the redemptive power ...

This 1972 record from Mellow Candle is a great example of what Irish bands were doing with the genre in the 1970s. Clodagh Simonds’ piano tracks are on another level, and the addition of the ...

The Mary Wallopers will be heading to North America in March 2026 for a newly announced run of dates. The group will kick things off in Boston on March 13.

Parkinson’s is the fastest-growing neurodegenerative condition in the world, and the Coachella Valley is uniquely affected ...

Naperville Irish Fest is back for its fifth year, and ready to bring the spirit of Ireland to the heart of downtown Naperville on Sept. 19-20. Hosted by the West Suburban Irish, the festival returns ...

Ye Vagabonds is an Irish alt-folk group led by Dublin-based brothers Diarmuid and Brían Mac Gloinn. Having been described as ...