Tony DeMarco: The Sligo Indians Tony DeMarco’s fiddle is something of a modern legend in the New York City traditional Irish music scene. His new CD, The Sligo Indians, demonstrates why with several lively reels, jigs, some heart-wrenching slow airs and a polka just to maintain that twist on the tradition that DeMarco has become known for. Born in 1955 and raised in East … [Read more...] about Music Reviews
Those We Lost
Liam Clancy 1935-2009 Liam Clancy, the last surviving member of the Clancy Brothers, died December 4 in Cork, Ireland, at age 74. He had been treated for the lung disease pulmonary fibrosis. Born the youngest of 11 children in Co. Tipperary, Clancy immigrated to America in 1956 with plans for a career on the stage. He joined his older brothers Tom and Paddy in New York, and … [Read more...] about Those We Lost
January 22, 2010
On the night of January 22nd, 2010 Irish-American comedian Conan O'Brien hosted the legendary Tonight Show for the last time. His departure followed fierce negotiations with network NBC's move to push she Tonight Show's long-held start time of 11:35 p.m. to 12:05 a.m. to create an earlier slot for a half-hour show with O'Brien's predecessor Jay Leno. After talks and outcry from … [Read more...] about January 22, 2010
The Global Irishman
Dubbed “Mr. China” by James Fallows of The Atlantic Monthly, and the subject of a BBC 4 program, Liam Casey, a native of Cork, is changing the way the world does business with China. You’ve studied the goods and compared the prices, and your latest electronic desire hovers in your online shopping cart, awaiting that final command. You click “Purchase” and you’ve tipped the … [Read more...] about The Global Irishman
The First Word: A Ribbon of Green
“There’s a huge can-do attitude here in the U.S. that’s very creative, very innovative.” – Liam Casey. “You have to go, and you have to do well,” Molly Fogarty told her grandson. Molly had been left a young widow with four daughters, the oldest of which was 13 years, and a farm to run. Now her grandson, the only male in that family of women, was about … [Read more...] about The First Word: A Ribbon of Green