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On stage will be the legendary Dervish, plus Notify with Cormac McCarthy, the MGCE Concert Orchestra and the Irish Concertina ...
The Woods Hole Historical Museum will present a concert performance, "Recorder Duos, from Medieval through Modern Times," by ...
Best known for Playing tin whistle and singing with the Pogues. Current city London. Really want to be in Happy where I am ...
Over 200 pupils from three primary schools in Co Mayo have come together to promote traditional Irish music as part of a two-year creative project.
Music education and performance are often constrained by geo-graphical limitations. To evaluate the effectiveness of remote music performance, we designed a virtual reality musical instrument system ...
But did you know it is literally celebrated around the earth? On the International Space Station, which orbits Earth around 16 times a day, Irish American astronaut and Expedition 27 Flight Engineer ...
The traditional folk music scene—often referred to as “Trad” music—is alive and well in Kingston, despite being far from Celtic shores. “There’s a heavy, heavy scene in Kingston. People really love ...
The tin whistle, a small and humble instrument with a bright, piercing sound, has a rich history and an undeniable charm. Known also as the penny whistle or Irish whistle, this instrument has won ...
Ella Jenkins, Chicago's first lady of children's music, dies at 100 From her home in Lincoln Park Ella Jenkins traveled the world, performing for generations of kids who never forgot listening to ...
Galway native Enda Scahill shares his favorite haunts for trad music, from packed sessions at Tig Cóilí in the Latin Quarter to intimate clambake sets at Tigh Ned on Inisheer.
In 1977, Fr McNiff of Clonard Monastery approached Francis II and III to host traditional music lessons in Clonard Hall. From what was originally intended to be tin whistle lessons for six weeks, ...