The Kronos Quartet and Tony MacMahon in Dublin and guitar and flute music by John Buckley.
Paul O'Connor
21 February 2012
Is the mixture of traditions brought together on Ályth McCormack and Tríona Marshall's 'Red & Gold' album as sparkling and radiant as its cover and title propose?
21 February 2012
Guidewires (Tóla Custy on fiddle, Pádraig Rynne on concertina, Sylvain Barou on flute, Paul McSherry on guitar and Karol Lynch on bouzouki) are playing the Harcourt Sessions next Monday, 27 February.
20 February 2012
Kevin Crawford, flute and whistle player with Lúnasa, has released a new solo album called Carrying the Tune, with accompaniment by John Doyle and occasional contributions from Brian Morrissey and Mick Conneely.
17 February 2012
Iarla Ó Lionáird latest album, Foxlight, is a departure from the singer's previous records. In this interview, he talks to Paul O'Connor about forgetting an obsession with technique, losing musical boundaries, singing sean-nós without ornamentation and writing songs in English.
16 February 2012
Preparations are well under way for Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy 2012, this year celebrating its fortieth anniversary while at the same time marking the passing last year of its director, Muiris Ó Rócháin who will be remembered in a special tribute event hosted by Muireann Ní Dhuigneáin.
15 February 2012
Éigse an Spidéil starts next week and includes a concert by Tommy Peoples, Dermot Byrne and French harpist Floriane Blancke, and sean-nós dancer Seosamh Ó Neachtain.
14 February 2012
From today and ahead of its official release, the Chieftains' new album, Voice of Ages, is available to listen to in full online, in Ireland only, via the music streaming company Deezer.
14 February 2012
Eddi Reader is about to begin her fourth annual Irish tour, performing with John Douglas and Boo Hewerdine on guitars and Alan Kelly on accordion, in Dublin, Clare, Cork, Wexford, Kerry, Mayo, Sligo and Kildare.
14 February 2012
Allison's Folk Club will be returning to the Ranelagh Arts Centre, Dublin 6, this Thursday, 16 February, starting at 8pm. This year’s Club opens with the band Foley's Woodshed.
10 February 2012
The eighth Scoil Cheoil an Earraigh festival will take place in Baile an Fheirtéaraigh on the Dingle Peninsula next week, starting on Wednesday, 15 February.
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