When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The 'music of human interaction, celebration and commiseration': trad Irish is resonating with ...

Experiences of sexual assault, harassment, and violence were reported as part of a study on gender in the Irish traditional music scene. In her 2021 article entitled "121 Stories: The impact of gender ...

Clare is rich in traditional music, and you’ll never be short of a session if you know where to go, writes Deanna O’Connor. Maura O’Connell, Martin Hayes, Willie Clancy, the Kilfenora Céilí Band—even ...

Socks in the Frying Pan, a critically acclaimed trio from Ennis, County Clare—widely regarded as the heartland of Irish traditional music—has established itself as a dominant force in the genre since ...

The local Irish band performs Thursday evening at The Cellar in Bend. Newcomers and regulars alike gather each Tuesday at Porter Brewing Co., 611 NE Jackpine Ct., Redmond, for a night filled with ...

South Africa, Germany and Japan are all located on different continents, but they have one thing in common: traditional Irish music sessions. The sessions are informal social gatherings that take ...

The Wilde Irish Shenanigans perform this Saturday, March 15, at 7:30 p.m. in the ballroom of The Hotel Northampton. Credit: CONTRIBUTED A few decades ago, we would have been grateful for any kind of ...

John Connor, a lifelong traditional Irish musician, sits in a booth at Porter Belly’s Pub in Brighton, with his son Sean. Sean also plays traditional Irish music in a band called NightSide, following ...

When The Friel Sister take the stage at the Barre Opera House at 7:30 p.m. Friday, they’ll bring their youthful sounds of Irish and Scots music. Anna, Sheila and Clare Friel are Glasgow-born but ...

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There's the sound of banjos, fiddles and tin whistles everywhere, as Irish trad music enjoys a roaring resurgence. It's resonating "fiercely" with young people, who "roar out the lyrics" in pubs under ...