The Wild Murphys brought a pub to the theatre
Wild Murphys’ founder, frontman and accordionist, Middi, wanted a show that marries one of those great nights of music down at the pub with...
Clannad’s next tour to be their last
Donegal’s own Clannad have announced their ‘In a Lifetime’ The Farewell World Tour - their final live foray after 50 years of fusing Irish...
Claudia Buckley: ‘Country is all about storytelling’
By Michael McDonagh
Claudia Buckley, 21, is a fast-rising Irish singer who also happens to be the daughter of famous Irish country singer Jimmy Buckley...
What’s On Guide for September, with Willie Moone
Arts & Culture
- Heartbeat Of Home, the ‘music and dance spectacular from the producers of Riverdance’ runs at the Piccadilly Theatre, 16...
Paul Claffey, an ‘entertainer in exile’
Paul Claffey, once described by the late, great Joe Dolan as an ‘entertainer in exile’ is neither singer, nor musician, yet finds himself something...
A bigger, better Ballymore Country Music Festival
For many in Ireland’s midlands the August Bank Holiday – at the beginning of the month - means the Ballymore Country Music Festival, just...
And the sun shone on Crawley…
By Anne Geaghan
The 24th annual Crawley Irish Festival took place in scorching temperatures and with packed entertainment programme at The Hawth Theatre last Sunday....
‘We want our country music to reflect modern Ireland’
Michael McDonagh talks to Candy of The Murphys
The Murphys – Pat and daughters Cindy, Candy and Katie – have been described as Ireland’s...
Irish traditional music is alive, well and living in Manchester
Michael McDonagh talks to acclaimed uilleann piper Mike McGoldrick - currently touring with Dire Straits’ Mark Knopfler - about Manchester as a huge crucible...
The Drogheda accent at the centre of Radio 4’s topical Westminster satire, Lobby Land
‘If this show was made a few years back, Sam would probably be played by a guy, maybe a white guy from England,...now she’s...