In Ireland, rock music essentially began with the so-called “showbands” in the early-’60s. Individual pioneers like Van Morrison, Henry McCullough of Wings and the Joe Cocker‘s Grease Band and the ...

Founded by musicians Declan Quinn and Gerry Nolan, the show aims to capture the spirit of intimate Irish house gatherings ...

SEVEN news acts have been announced for a popular Irish music festival that’s less than 100 days away. Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann will take place in Belfast city from Sunday, ...

LONDON - When Kneecap performed at Glastonbury music festival this year — a performance that the British Prime Minister opposed before the band even took the stage — bandmember Mo Chara told the crowd ...

ST. JOSEPH, Mo.— Downtown St. Joseph is set to welcome the sounds of an acclaimed Irish music group this weekend. Téada, a five-piece Irish band, is celebrating 25 years on the road in 2026, including ...

Many people associate Irish music with folk songs played in pubs, poignant lyrics rooted in oral tradition, distinctive instruments like the fiddle, the penny whistle, drums and the uilleann pipes, a ...

They said the cancellation was due to 'unforeseen circumstances' ...

O'Jizo is just one of the bands to come out of the growing Irish music scene in Japan. It marries traditional Irish repertoire with contemporary grooves and inventive arrangements.