It’s a lovely day. A pity about the weather.” Kevin Sharkey tries always to bring his mother’s spirit and attitude to his ...

By that point, he had already lost the ability to stand and play his instruments and was struggling to sing or speak. Bu ...

Robert McMillen speaks to legendary Mancunian trad musician Michael McGoldrick, who will be playing at a special concert at the Ulster Hall ...

Also a saxophone standout, he served as stylistic bridge between the Benny Goodman swing era and the genre-blurring present.

Andrew Ranken, drummer and founding member of English Celtic punk band the Pogues, has died, the band announced on social ...

The idea that classical music is a dying art form, unloved by the younger generations, is both uninformed and patronising. The circuit is filled with dazzling talent – singers, composers and ...

In 18th- and 19th-century Ireland, it was common for courting couples to exchange gifts to mark their developing relationships. Many of these items are familiar gifts today: books, cards, items of ...

The number of New Zealanders who speak te reo Māori grew 15% from 2018 to 2023 – and the nation’s artists are reflecting this ...

Irish folk heroes The Mary Wallopers have been announced as joining the trio of acts to headline HebCelt Festival in July alongside The Saw Doctors and Mànran.

Frank McCourt’s revue with music is now being staged by Porchlight Music Theatre, directed by David Girolmo, a longtime ...