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What Are You Like? Cathy Maguire

By Mary Cucinell
Spring 2023

April 13, 2023 by 1 Comment

Q & A with the Irish singer-songwriterWhile selling her tapes door to door in her hometown of Dundalk, County Louth at the age of 12, Cathy Maguire could not have imagined that one day she would perform for multiple U.S. Presidents, including at an inauguration, and collaborating with multi-platinum artists Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson. Now splitting her time between New … [Read more...] about What Are You Like? Cathy Maguire

The Chief of Irish Music

By Lauren Byrne, Contributor
October / November 2003

October 1, 2003 by Leave a Comment

Paddy Moloney- Photo by Barry McCall.

Paddy Moloney, founder of The Chieftains, who has done more than anyone else to launch Irish music onto the world stage, talks to Lauren Byrne. In the expensive gloom of Boston's Copley Plaza Hotel, Paddy Moloney orders a pot of Earl Grey tea and shifts out of the draft from an over efficient air-conditioner. At 65, his hair is dappled gray, but Moloney's bantam figure is as … [Read more...] about The Chief of Irish Music

The Rice Man Cometh

By Louise Carroll, Contributor
August / September 2003

August 1, 2003 by Leave a Comment

Damien Rice.

Damien Rice: o If you have lost faith in the possibility for a new singer-songwriter to emerge with a graceful album of dirges and lullabies, it's time to believe again. Dublin-born Damien Rice's debut album, o, has been released in the U.S. by Vector Recordings (see also www. damienrice.com) after being praised ceaselessly overseas for the past year. With literary references … [Read more...] about The Rice Man Cometh

Paddy Clancy Scholarships

By Irish America Staff
June / July 2002

June 1, 2002 by Leave a Comment

A number of scholarships in honor of musician and folk singer Paddy Clancy are available to students with an interest in pursuing studies in folk song, sean nós and the traditional ballad. American students may apply the scholarship toward study at the Irish World Music Centre at the University of Limerick. Paddy Clancy and his brothers had a huge influence on folk music on … [Read more...] about Paddy Clancy Scholarships

America’s Favorite Irish Tenor

By Siobhan Tracey, Contributor
February / March 2002

February 1, 2002 by Leave a Comment

Siobhan Tracey talks to Ronan Tynan about life, love and what keeps him sane. As my knowledge of opera is almost solely limited to the trivia fact that "Un bel di" from Madame Butterfly is playing as Glenn Close wreaks her havoc in Fatal Attraction, I did wonder fleetingly whether I needed to brush up on a few key operatic terms before meeting Ronan Tynan, the renowned Irish … [Read more...] about America’s Favorite Irish Tenor

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May 14, 1881

Edward Augustine Walsh was born in Pennsylvania to a family of Irish immigrants. At age 12, he began working in the coal fields. He grew to be 6′.1″ and at 193 lbs became known at “Big Ed.” In 1902, urged on by a friend, he tried out for the Wilkes-Barre baseball team. He joined the Chicago White Sox in 1904, becoming one of the top pitchers in the American league. Walsh is known for his spitball, which is now illegal. After his career ended, he coached the White Sox for several years and then coached baseball at Notre Dame University. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1946. Walsh died on May 26, 1959. His son, Ed Walsh, also had a career with the White Sox.

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