The Scots Gaelic poet Somhairle MacGill-Eain speaks of those special people in every community whom he calls ‘the ...

He’s in today’s vanguard of box players in the Irish tradition. Munnelly shows us why from the get-go. “The Girl that Broke My Heart / …,” a track on which he accompanies himself on piano ...

broken dreams and homesickness - which are quite common in Irish folk music. This Christmas, Picture This This slightly newer but much loved Christmas song came from one of Ireland’s most ...

The Irish Piano at Christmas at Triskel Arts Centre, Cork, on Fri 13 Dec. Acclaimed pianist Michael McHale will perform some of Ireland’s greatest melodies and music for solo piano alongside ...

The shortlist for this year's RTÉ Choice Music Prize Irish Album of the Year 2024, in association with IMRO & IRMA, was announced on Monday on RTÉ 2FM’s Tracy Clifford Show.

As part of RTÉ’s continued commitment to promoting Irish music, 2FM again celebrates the announcement of the shortlist across its schedule today with All Irish All Day from 6am to Midnight.

Most of Chopin’s piano music deserves to appear in this list, but the Polonaise-Fantaisie (published in 1846), one of the best solo piano pieces, remains unique in his output. Combining Chopin ...

The Wren Day celebrations culminated with a few tunes and more dancing in the Mullinavat community hall, with traditional ...

In 1900, Paris hosted its first Olympic games. It had been the second city to host them after the first Olympics in Athens. It was also the year of the Exposition Universelle, where the city would ...

Sid Kingston will appear at the Jarvis Square Tavern on Friday, Jan. 10 The kids are back in school and some of us are ...

The singer and songwriter who helped popularize folk music in the 1960s died of bladder cancer at his home in New York.

Rabbitt’s duet with Crystal Gale, “You and I,” was Billboard’s 12th most popular song in 1983. Two years later, Rabbitt ...