Nathan Carter’s St. Patrick’s BBC Bonanza
Country star Nathan Carter and his band are throwing a big party this St Patrick’s weekend.
On Friday 15 March, at 8pm, BBC...
Margo: From The Beatles to Big Tom and Dolly Parton
Irish country music legend Margo did not feel like celebrating 50 years in the business when she reached that milestone five years ago as...
Michael Commins: ‘Now Country has these songs about tractors’
None of the famous names in Irish Country music would be where they are if they did not have great songs.
There’s one man who...
Tommy Fleming: ‘Many in Ireland are still in the Dark Ages’
Acclaimed Sligo singer Tommy Fleming, who performs all over the world, has often said he wants to concentrate more on singing here in the...
Trad music at its finest at TradFest
By Noel Mullen
With five days of afternoon and evening concerts and gigs, TradFest is Ireland’s largest festival of traditional Irish music - and it’s...
Gavin James on being the “billion-stream balladeer”
By Michael McDonagh
Last week, in London, Dublin singer songwriter Gavin James received a rare accolade when he was honoured by the BPI for having...
Keep It Country to ‘reach 20m households’
Europe’s only 24-hour country and western station, Keep It Country TV, has announced a multi-million-pound expansion across all of the UK’s Freeview free-to-air digital...