Music Archive
A Magical Music Tour
Colin Lacey reviews an eclectic mix of the latest albums on the Irish music scene….
Meet The Shamrock Tenors
Irish music fans, get ready to be captivated! The Shamrock Tenors hailed as “Ireland’s most…
Guns N’ Roses’ Duff McKagan
Duff McKagan reflects on his childhood, songwriting, why he’s called “Duff,” and his recent solo albums….
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Frankie Gavin Back with De Dannan
De Dannan, along with The Bothy Band, Planxty and The Chieftains, is one of the seminal super-group Irish traditional bands that started up in the heady days of the 1970s […]
The History of the Clancy Brothers
As Liam Clancy remembers it, being asked to perform on The Ed Sullivan Show did not seem like a big deal. “We just did not understand the significance,” he told […]
Spread the Music!
Ian Worpole casts his eye over the latest CD offerings in the world of trad/folk music. Lots of great CDs this month, and by way of a preamble, I’ve been […]
The Original Irish Tenor: John McCormack
The year was 1906. The setting was a stage in Savona, Italy, a northwestern port town south of Milan. The opera to be performed that particular evening was L’Amico Fritz by […]
Love, Laughter and Solas
Ian Worpole talks to Solas stalwarts Seamus Egan and Winifred Horan, and meets the band’s newest member, Mairéad Phelan. As I’ve mentioned in past columns, Irish-American legends Solas are probably […]
Still Fiddlin’ Away
From his days with The Bothy Band, some thirty years ago now, to the present, Kevin Burke, who was born in London to Irish parents, has been one of the […]