Tony MacMahon

Fiddler Martin Hayes: ‘I come to the table with whatever little bit I managed to bring off the side of the mountain’

The acclaimed musician reimagines his album Peggy’s Dream with the National Symphony Orchestra this St Patrick’s weekend

Toner Quinn: ‘There has been a thaw around issues of Irishness, but now we see a hardening again’

The Journal of Music’s editor has turned a selection of his writing over the past 23 years into the formidable What Ireland Can Teach the World About Music

Tony MacMahon obituary: Musician, broadcaster and man of many passions

His playing was deeply soulful in tone and boisterous in spirit, as the tunes demanded

The Irish Times view on Paddy Moloney and Tony MacMahon: giants of the tradition

These distinctive figures left an indelible mark on generations of musicians and listeners

Tony MacMahon, ‘giant’ of Irish traditional music, dies

President Higgins pays tribute to ‘one of Ireland’s iconic presences among musicians’

An Irishman’s Diary about Noel Hill’s Connemara nightmare

Ireland Now: the music that defines today’s Irish nation

In the run-up to St Patrick's Day, Irish Times writers select the acts that represent modern Irishness

‘Uilleann pipes make a comprehensive argument for their own majesty’

Donal Dineen explores the ‘staggering’ sound of the traditional instrument, with the help of rich visuals

Gradam Ceoil Awards reveal a tradition in good health

The annual traditional music awards recognise individual talent in traditional music while also acknowledging that today’s stars are part of a greater coalition

Gradam Ceoil showcases the eclectic best of Irish traditional music

From the genius of Máirtín O’Connor and the huge contribution of the Irish Traditional Music Archive to the magpie stylings of Ensemble Ériú, the list of recipients of the annual TG4 awards is impressively diverse