Trad music icon who 'saved' Ireland's best known tunes celebrated with blue plaque in Belfast's Fleadh week

James O’Neill was transcriber behind definitive Irish trad music books publishes in early 20th century ...

Music: Glen Hansard On Making Music

Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard died today in a motorcycle crash in Ireland at the age of 56. We sat down with him in ...

Belfast buzzing as President Connolly opens Fleadh & 200 events kick off historic week of Irish music, dance & culture

FLEADH Cheoil na hEireann 2026 has officially opened in Belfast, kicking off a week of song, dance and culture as part of the ...
The Cheat Sheet

4 Classic Artists Who Covered Irish Music

In 1995, The Rolling Stones teamed up with The Chieftains, a traditional Irish folk band from Dublin, to cover “Rocky Road to Dublin” on the album Long Black Veil. The song, which is originally ...

Syracuse musicians got one text. 48 hours later, an Irish pub was singing together (video)

Syracuse, N.Y. — There wasn’t much planning involved, just a message asking anyone who played Irish music to learn “The Auld ...
Irish Central

Irish artists in the minority of Irish radio's most-played songs of 2023

Only 19% of the top 100 most-played songs on Irish radio in 2023 were by domestic Irish artists / bands, Why Not Her? says in a new report that analyzed Radio Monitor data. International artists ...
American Songwriter

JigJam’s Jamie McKeogh Discusses Showcasing the Irish Roots of Bluegrass on New Album ‘Across the Pond’

Last month, the Irish bluegrass band JigJam released their latest album Across the Pond. The 12-track collection showcases a blend of Irish traditional music and bluegrass. The album is a little ...