Music Archive
The Irish in Country: Putting the Celtic Fringe on the Music Charts
Just hours before winning a Grammy, country singer Kathy Mattea reminisced about her first meeting…
Yankee Doodle Irish
This is a song about George M. Cohan. CO-HAN, not Coen. And yet, when I…
Black ’47: The Clancy Brothers of the 90’s?
As Larry Kirwan, the wiry lead guitarist and singer drags out this melodramatic emigration song,…
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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 […]
Ashley Davis: Finding Herself Through Her Past
Ashley Davis has only released one CD so far, but it’s a gem, garnering her much attention in the Irish musical community. Ian: Ashley, you’re a resident of New York […]
Trad Music is a Family Affair
A couple of years ago I went along to my regular Sunday session in Rhinecliff, New York to hear The McCarthy Brothers, and I have never been quite the same […]