The High Kings: Grace & Glory review - filters every single cover through a saccharine sieveThu May 19 2016 - 20:30
Réalta - Clear Skies: duelling pipes and plaintive vocals make a winning soundThu May 05 2016 - 20:30
Sonamus - Music of Ireland: Irish & Baroque Music meet: underscores the freespiritedness of this musical formThu Apr 14 2016 - 15:36
Imagining Home: Out of the Tradition reviewThe NCH closes its week-long exploration of 100 years of cultural history with a freewheeling journey through traditional music and wordsMon Apr 04 2016 - 13:11
Mary McPartlan: ‘The pain and sorrows of emigration are so rooted in our songs’McPartlan has mined the common ground between the music of Appalachia and LeitrimThu Mar 31 2016 - 07:00
Blood on the Road/Fuil ar an Rós review: the poems of 1916 set beautifully to musicWed Mar 23 2016 - 20:00
Liz Carroll- Ireland: Crossroads of Art and Design, 1690-1840: a meeting of past and presentThu Mar 10 2016 - 20:30
Black Bank Folk - Rising: stories of love and loss told with fluency and graceThu Mar 03 2016 - 20:30
A wealth of women at Temple Bar TradFestThe Dublin festival offers a raft of superb musicians who happen to be female. They are determined to make their mark in a male-dominated fieldWed Jan 27 2016 - 06:00
Gradam Ceoil Awards reveal a tradition in good healthThe annual traditional music awards recognise individual talent in traditional music while also acknowledging that today’s stars are part of a greater coalitionMon Jan 18 2016 - 06:00
Live at Foxrock Folk Club - The Parish Hall Tapes 1970-72: intriguing snapshot of the folk sceneFri Jan 15 2016 - 00:00
Three trad heavyweights look outside the repertoireKevin Burke, Liam Ó Maonlaí and Tim Edey are embarking on an Irish tourMon Jan 11 2016 - 06:00
Buille - Buille Beo: A freewheeling celebration of life’s musical possibilitiesFri Jan 01 2016 - 00:00
Donal O’Connor, John McSherry & Seán Óg Graham - Ulaid: An effortless fusion both musically and stylisticallyFri Dec 11 2015 - 00:00
Various Artsists - If There Weren’t Any Women In The World: a treasure trove of charismatic playersFri Dec 04 2015 - 00:00
Felip Carbonnel - 'Els Colors del Temps': a warm-hearted and long-lived collectionThu Nov 26 2015 - 17:14
Shye Ben Tzur, Jonny Greenwood and The Rajasthan Express: Junun - Album ReviewFri Nov 20 2015 - 00:00
Frankie Gavin, Malachy Bourke & Brian Bourke: The Master’s Return: A Tribute to Paddy Killoran | Album ReviewFri Oct 02 2015 - 00:00
Séamus Begley: ‘I never thought at 62 I’d be joining a boyband’Begley has put his accordion away for his new album, The Bold Kerryman, on which he finally gets to sing his heart outThu Oct 01 2015 - 06:00
A glorious gamelan with a distinctive Irish accentWhat attracted Iarla Ó Lionáird, Duke Special and Julie Feeney to collaborate with Cork Gamelan Ensemble?Thu Aug 06 2015 - 01:00
