Sundance Channel will celebrate St. Patrick's Day with the U.S. television premiere of If I Should Fall From Grace: The Shane MacGowan Story. This riveting theatrical feature, directed by Sarah Share, is one of five films that Sundance Channel will air as part of the cable network's new weekly documentary series DOCday, that launches Monday March 3 and continues every Monday … [Read more...] about The Shane MacGowan Story
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The Chieftains Will Tour U.S.
After celebrating 40 years together, then unexpectedly suffering a great loss of long-time member, and friend Derek Bell, the Chieftains are taking to the road again for the 41st U.S. tour, in dedication to Bell who died this past October. The band's 30-city tour kicks-off on January 13th in the southwest and culminates in New York City on St. Patrick's Day (March 17). Pop … [Read more...] about The Chieftains Will Tour U.S.
Irish Song is World Favorite
(Reuters) 12:20:02: The Irish republican rallying cry "A Nation Once Again" was named the world's favorite song ever, after a global poll by the BBC. The ballad performed by the The Wolfe Tones was among a minority of Western songs on the list and only narrowly triumphed over Indian patriotic song "Vande Mataram," the BBC said in a statement. Brian Warfield of the Wolfe Tones … [Read more...] about Irish Song is World Favorite
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It started like a scene from The Commitments. - Hello, Glen? - Yeah? - It's Frank Shouldice from Irish America magazine. - Oh, how's it going? Is this for an interview? - Well, we have one scheduled. - Oh right. I'm just having me dinner at the moment. Could you ring back? Glen Hansard is founder find front man of The Frames, once featured as Outspan, the woolly-headed … [Read more...] about Music
Harrington to Play at Carnegie
Dublin-born Gregory Harrington will become the first Irish violinist to play a full-length solo debut at Carnegie Hall on February 17th, 2003. Harrington, who is a graduate of the Royal Irish Academy of Music, University College Dublin and the Mannes College of Music in New York, won an award organized by Artists International Presentations, Inc., that gives him the privilege … [Read more...] about Harrington to Play at Carnegie