Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh of Altan: ‘Music is like experiences you haven’t had before, and don’t have the words for’
Change characterises Altan’s sound since the aptly titled Donegal, says singer and fiddle player Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
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Garech de Brún, Paddy Moloney and the reinvention of Claddagh Records
The dying wish of label’s founder was to revive a company known for trad records
Regional air links: ‘I was able to be in Dublin any morning at 9am’
Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and Moya Brennan call to keep flights out of Donegal and Kerry
Fontaines DC man invites you into the world of Irish trad
Tom Coll’s first release on his own label aims to bring the form to the uninitiated
Up to 1,500 people to attend ‘civic nationalism’ conference in Belfast
Senior Dáil figures to speak but unionists not invited because of their Brexit stance
Tradfest 2018 puts female artists centre stage
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