The fairy tune from the Blasket Islands given new lifeMuireann Nic Amhlaoibh has put words to Port na bPúcaí, an ancient air full of mystery. And the results are startlingThu Jul 25 2019 - 06:00
The week’s best trad music gigsGerry O’Beirne in Dublin, Seán Keane on Achill and plenty more besidesSat Jul 20 2019 - 03:00
Take me to church . . . The best trad gigs this weekIarla Ó Lionáird and Steve Cooney play St Nicholas’ Church, Galway, while arts festival also hosts iconic folk singer/songwriter Peggy SeegerSat Jul 13 2019 - 03:00
Moving Hearts get back on the beat: The best trad gigs this weekThe return of Traidphicnic and Andy Irvine’s trip to Cobh are among the other highlightsSat Jul 06 2019 - 03:00
It’s about Termonfeckin time: An Irish tradition gets a makeoverThis year’s International Festival for Irish Harp is pushing the instrument's boundariesSat Jun 22 2019 - 05:00
Gatehouse: Heather Down the Moor review – Rollicking RoscommonGatehouse celebrate their home place in all its gloryThu Jun 20 2019 - 11:50
The best traditional gigs in Ireland this weekAn influential duo in Wicklow, a leading fiddle player and Moving Hearts in DublinSat Jun 15 2019 - 03:00
Belturbet Fleadh and a trad club night: This week’s best traditional music gigsAn opportunity to catch trio Breaking Trad in Listowel is also among the highlightsSat Jun 01 2019 - 03:00
‘Ireland has been my saviour, bringing me an extra 20 years of life’Richard Noble’s photo exhibition ‘Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow’ opens on May 31stWed May 29 2019 - 05:00
The best traditional gigs in Ireland this weekDamien O’Reilly will be at Fleadh Nua and you can see the Unthanks unaccompaniedSat May 25 2019 - 03:00
John Sheahan: 80 years agrowingFiddle player, composer, poet, wood carver, origami enthusiast and true DublinerSat May 18 2019 - 05:00
Douze points for Eurovision protest: this week’s traditional music highlightsPalfest sees a raft of top stars gather in the National Stadium in support of PalestineSat May 18 2019 - 03:00
Magnificent cacophony in Cork: This week’s traditional highlightsBaltimore Fiddle Fair; trad music weekend in Skerries; Dreamers’ Circus; The High SeasSat May 11 2019 - 03:00
Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi: There Is No Other review – Filigree and ferocious in equal measureThis duo poke, prod and needle at the current penchant for ‘othering’, discovering and celebrating natural songlinesThu May 09 2019 - 05:00
From Quebec with love: This week’s traditional highlightsDe Temps Antan embark on an Irish tour. Plus: Karan Casey’s continuing evolutionSat Apr 27 2019 - 03:00
Anna Mieke: Idle Mind review – Blue sky thinking, wide open horizonsA slow burner that turns into a deliriously renewable energy sourceFri Apr 26 2019 - 05:00
Mick Hanly and Dónal Lunny and a concertina convention: The best trad gigs this weekStockton’s Wing’s ‘A Retrospective’ tour is also among this week’s highlightsSat Apr 20 2019 - 03:00
The weeks’ best trad gigs: From Tony MacMahon to John SpillaneClare accordionist hosts Liberty Hall gathering; Cork man toasts life’s minor triumphsSat Apr 13 2019 - 03:00
Dervish: The Great Irish Songbook review – Accessible but watered downThis the well-worn song selection is let down by some very pedestrian performancesThu Apr 11 2019 - 05:00
Four of the best traditional music gigs happening this weekSean nós in Dublin, the fiddle duo North in Leitrim and an eclectic trio hit BallyvourneySat Apr 06 2019 - 03:00
The week’s best live trad: There’s no show like a ZoDoMo showPlus: Belfast duo North, the next generation of the Black family and John SheahanSat Mar 30 2019 - 03:00
Three of the best traditional music gigs happening this weekEnglish and American folk styles line up alongside An Góilín’s traditional settingSat Mar 23 2019 - 03:00
Úna Monaghan: Electroacoustic experiments on the harpWinner of the inaugural Liam O’Flynn Award talks sensors and the sonic artsTue Mar 19 2019 - 09:31
Bringing it all back home for St Patrick’s Day: this week’s trad highlightsKilfenora Céilí Band are at the NCH; Iarla Ó Lionáird and Steve Cooney are in KilkennySat Mar 16 2019 - 03:00
Ye Vagabonds: The Hare’s Lament review – Fine folk revivalismThe song reigns supreme in deliciously astere, crystal-clear arrangementsFri Mar 15 2019 - 05:00
St Patrick’s Festival 2019 aims to leave a lasting legacyThis year’s event mixes the old and the new as it explores and revitalises Irish traditionsSat Mar 09 2019 - 05:00
What trad music is on over St Patrick’s weekend?A discerning programme over our national holiday weekendSat Mar 09 2019 - 03:00
‘Othering people is something humans have done for ever’Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi are fascinated with the influence of Islamic music on the WestMon Mar 04 2019 - 05:00
A family band and a 40th anniversary: This week’s trad highlightsAmong the events is a tasty collective playing one of the best trad venues inside the PaleSat Mar 02 2019 - 03:00
The best traditional music events this weekMaya Youssef plays in Carrick on Shannon venue as the Gathering kicks off in KillarneySat Feb 23 2019 - 03:00
Awards shows and boutique festivals: This week’s traditional music highlightsGradam Ceoil winners will take to the stage in Belfast for the second year in a rowSat Feb 16 2019 - 03:00
The Gloaming: The Gloaming 3 review – Visionary exploration of traditional music-makingGroup have found their groove and third album provides a focus on the darker sideFri Feb 15 2019 - 09:48
Venture out for some great tunes: this week’s traditional highlightsFamily trad session, supergroup Ven_ture and a symposium on women in trad and folkSat Feb 09 2019 - 03:00
Gig of the week: Spike – Dublin Alternative Cello FestivalThe festival lures diverse audiences by mining this most sublime of instrumentsSat Feb 02 2019 - 05:00
Festival fare from here and there: this week’s traditional music highlightsAndy Irvine & Dónal Lunny; Féile na Tána, Spike Cello Festival and Glasgow group ÍmarSat Feb 02 2019 - 03:00
Mel Mercier: ‘When I work in theatre, I often think that it’s like painting’Composer’s new album ‘Testament’ aims to meld disparate musical worksMon Jan 28 2019 - 05:00
Slán go fóill to Temple Bar Tradfest: This week’s traditional highlightsAlso: Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh and friends; Liam Ó Maonlaí; Ballincollig Winter FestivalSat Jan 26 2019 - 03:00
Tradfest: Unique trio of Ailbhe Reddy, Sive and Loah light up the nightThree artists share bill on at Dublin's Pepper Cannister ChurchMon Jan 21 2019 - 05:45
Fab foursome on tour: This week’s traditional music highlightsA cracking line-up is also in store for Letterkenny Trad Week and Temple Bar TradfestSat Jan 19 2019 - 03:00
How Kathy Mattea got her groove – and voice – backThe country singer is back in form with a voice she reckons is now like a FerrariSat Jan 12 2019 - 06:00
Powering up the powerhouse sessions: This week’s traditional music highlightsMuireann Nic Amhlaoibh and Siobhán Miller, Seán Keane, Nuadán and Matt CranitchSat Jan 12 2019 - 03:00
Cormac Breatnach: Blowing the whistle on a family traumaIn 1976, his brother Osgur Breatnach was wrongly arrested for the Sallins train robbery, and this album deals with the long-term pain. ‘It has released a huge burden for me’Thu Jan 10 2019 - 05:00
The best traditional gigs in Ireland this weekCormac Breatnach embarks on his ‘Out of Time Tour’; TCD Trad Soc to host lunchtime sessionSat Jan 05 2019 - 03:00
The best traditional gigs in Ireland this weekScoil Gheimhridh in Ghaoth Dobhair, Kíla in Monroe’s and Laoise O’Brien launches new albumSat Dec 29 2018 - 03:00
Laoise O’Brien: The Child Ballads review – New take shows boundless imaginationFri Dec 28 2018 - 00:00
Muisc to our ears: this week’s traditional highlightsFrom Kila in the National Stadium to the O’Connor family in DundalkSat Dec 22 2018 - 03:00
A piping hot 2018 for tradYear in Culture Review: Great albums, the rise of women and the loss of visionariesSat Dec 08 2018 - 05:00
