Ireland News News Ireland » Music: Irish music legend Dónal Lunny dead at 79
Irish folk musician Dónal Lunny, a founding member of Planxty, Moving Hearts and The Bothy Band, has died at the age of 79. He was celebrated for his work with artists such as Van Morrison, Kate Bush ...
News Ireland » Music: Exploring Irish Music and the Bodhrán
What makes traditional Irish music so distinctive? Ireland is home to a rich musical heritage shaped by a collection of iconic instruments, each bringing its own character to traditional tunes, folk ...
News Ireland » Music: Celebrated Irish musician Dónal Lunny dies aged 79
Celebrated Irish musician Dónal Lunny dies aged 79 - He is being remembered as one of Ireland’s ‘greatest musical figures’ ...
News Ireland » Music: Magic and craic of Ireland’s largest traditional music festival goes global
Tourism Ireland has launched a new video to promote the 2017 Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann. This year's Fleadh Cheoil will return to Ennis in County Clare during August for the annual traditional Irish ...
News Ireland » Music: Dónal Lunny, ‘colossus of Irish music’, dies aged 79
Founding member of Planxty, Lunny went on to play for bands such as Moving Hearts, the Bothy Band and Coolfin ...
News Ireland » Music: ‘Music From Ireland’ Previews Their SXSW Showcase With Playlist Of Irish Indie Pop, Rock & More (Exclusive)
At South By Southwest, Music From Ireland will make the argument for turning St. Patrick’s Day into a two-day festival that celebrates all things Ireland. The organization will take part in the SXSW ...
News Ireland » Music: The Spellbinding Music of the Irish Soul
The Irish seem born with a love of music. At social gatherings, everyone's always ready to sing his or her "party piece." Performances are judged less by skill than by uninhibited sincerity or ...
News Ireland » Music: [Movie] "Celt Utopia" is the hope that Irish music gives us
I love music films and have always been interested in Ireland's complicated history, so I went to see it.It has been over 100 years since partial independence from the UK. While a border still divides ...
News Ireland » Music: History of the beloved "Song for Ireland"
"Song for Ireland" was written by Phil Colclough, a Northern Irish singer-songwriter, and first recorded in 1977. It is a classic in the Irish music scene and a way of remembering those who left ...
News Ireland » Music: 10 Songs That Prove Irish Music Is the Original Protest Music
The Clancy Brothers were at the forefront of the Irish folk music revival of the 1950's and '60s. According to the New York Daily News, "It was the Clancy Brothers ... who [inspired] other young Irish ...