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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,…
Black ’47
Rabble-Rousers with a Social Conscience “Free Joe Now,” the song by Black 47, the Irish…
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A Southern Celtic Christmas Concert
The sudden death five years ago of the Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney (1939-2013) evoked an unprecedented outpouring of grief around the world. Generally acknowledged as the greatest poet of the […]
The Sacred Text of Rock ‘n’ Roll
The birth, re-birth, and enduring legacy of Van Morrison’s Astral Weeks. ℘℘℘ In 1968, Van Morrison was on the lam from the mob and hiding in Boston. Author Ryan Walsh takes […]
Collins & Stills: Together Again
Judy Collins and Stephen Stills, two American singer-songwriters celebrated the golden anniversary of their formative time together in the 1970s, when Stills penned “Judy Blue Eyes” and other songs about […]
Los Gatos Irish Celebrate
Showcasing the best in contemporary Irish arts and literature ℘℘℘ he Irish Arts & Writers’ Festival brought together Irish writers and audiences in the historic and intimate town of Los Gatos, CA (an hour south of San Francisco), on October […]
U.S. Pipe Band Win All-Ireland Title
The St. Columcille United Gaelic Pipe Band from the Scots-Irish stronghold of Kearny, New Jersey made history when they became the first band outside of Ireland or the U.K. to […]
Our Steps, Our Story: An Irish Dance Legacy
For 10 days in July, the New York Public Library (N.Y.P.L.) partnered with choreographer and original Riverdance star dancer Jean Butler to lead a workshop celebrating the history and variety […]