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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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FDNY Honor Irish Tenor
October 16 was declared Ronan Tynan Day in New York City, and the Irish tenor was presented with a mayoral proclamation by Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta, pictured right. The ceremony, […]
Celtic Tenors Tour U.S.
Chicago-based Jam Theatricals will present the U.S. debut tour of the Irish singing trio, the Celtic Tenors, in December. The tour, entitled “An Evening with the Celtic Tenors,” begins in […]
Dolly Parton Does Dublin
Country and Western star Dolly Parton visited Dublin recently in advance of her concert in the city on November 29th. Parton made an hour-long appearance at the HMV music store […]
The Wolfe Tones Split
The peace process hasn’t extended to the Irish ballad group the Wolfe Tones. The famous music group split last Christmas, and is now at war over who is entitled to […]
Music: Blink in America
Blink are back in Ireland to nail down the last few songs on what already sounds from an early demo tape like a very promising third album. After forming in […]
Music: Down The Road by Van Morrison
The good news is Van Morrison is back to form with this new release. Belfast’s temperamental son was utterly prolific throughout the 90’s turning out an album every other year […]