Music Archive
New York Rock Band: Black 47
Irish America speaks to Larry Kirwan about the Irish Famine’s Musical Legacy. Think of any…
Irish Pub and Music Scene Legend, Steve Duggan has Passed Away
Cavan native, co-founder of Paddy Reilly’s Music Bar, and the man who helped many Irish…
Celtic Woman 20th Anniversary Tour
Grammy-Nominated Music Sensation Celtic Woman Brings 20th Anniversary Tour to North America in 2024 On the…
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Cathie Ryan: Home is Where the Music Is
My mum had a phrase that fascinated me – whenever something like the vacuum cleaner showed signs of failure, she would say, “Oh, it’s going home.” I’ve always had a […]
Remembering Tommy Makem
When Tommy Makem died on August 1,the worldlost not only a great musician and storyteller but an original thinker, who was passionate about Ireland, and unfailingly gracious. We’ll not see […]
Music to Fall For
A few months ago I wrote a column for Irish America called “Songbirds,” a review of my favorite female singers of the Celtic idiom. There were many to include, so […]
While Mem’ry Brings Us Back Again
Memory is the bond that ties us to home, even when we are far away. And now a stirring book produced by The Aisling Irish Community Center in Yonkers explores […]
The Pogues: They’re Back! (Almost)
Ian Worpole never managed to be in the right place at the right time to catch The Pogues live, but there’s always next year, and in the meantime there’s the […]
The Pirate Queen
The producers of The Pirate Queen, husband-and-wife team Moya Doherty and John McColgan, talk to Cahir O’Doherty. Between the first draft and the opening night the challenge of mounting a Broadway […]