Growing up in County Tipperary in Ireland, accordionist Murty Ryan played in the rock band Merciful Hour with guitarist and banjo player Martin Byrnes in the 1980’s and early 1990’s, but after Ryan ...

PORT TOWNSEND — Button accordion player John Whelan and fiddler Dylan Foley, both All-Ireland champions on their respective instruments, will bring Irish traditional music to the Quaker Meetinghouse ...

John Connor, a lifelong traditional Irish musician, sits in a booth at Porter Belly’s Pub in Brighton, with his son Sean. Sean also plays traditional Irish music in a band called NightSide, following ...

Bo Fitzgerald and the YankCelt Band derived its name from the unusual Celtic style produced by its American and Irish members, blending traditional Irish music with threads of rock, jazz and other ...

The much-loved Irish musician Sharon Shannon is well accustomed to playing before tons of adoring fans but her following this week crossed species as she wowed a group of cows in an Irish field. The ...

In this week's Listen Up, Brendan Keenan's 'Across the Atlantic' brings Irish culture from both sides of the pond.

Nathan Carter wants to spread his music across the globe. Raised in an Irish family in Liverpool, England, the country singer already has a large fanbase in Ireland and now is on his first tour of the ...

Every year, hundreds of thousands of people gather to celebrate Irish culture at the international Fleadh Cheoil or “Feast of Music.” The weeklong event is the largest of its kind. It attracts ...

Socks in the Frying Pan, a critically acclaimed trio from Ennis, County Clare—widely regarded as the heartland of Irish traditional music—has established itself as a dominant force in the genre since ...

COSTA MESA – I’ll admit that I was at first a little hesitant to attend a festival full of accordions. I once played in a band with a song featuring an accordion, but that was the extent of my ...

Kilmaine Saints will perform March 8 at Appalachian Brewing Co. (Photo still from video, from the band's Media Page) Don't Edit Don’t just celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on March 17, there’s live Irish ...