It is sung unaccompanied and is highly ornamented, with different sean-nós styles found in the various Gaeltacht areas of ...

There was sadness, tears a little bit of laughter at the heartbreaking funeral of Anne Laird-Caffrey, the wife of Irish broadcaster, Colm Hayes on Saturday morning. Anne passed away earlier this week ...

Renowned the world over, Celtic Thunder is one of the most prominent Irish live music acts on the planet, but what is their story, and what are their best songs? Established in Dublin in 2007, Celtic ...

Have you ever listened to a beautiful Irish traditional love song and wondered about the song’s romantic protagonists? The origin of the words of “The Coolun” (“An Cúilfhionn”), often described as one ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Artists and genres on the docket range from Hozier (indie-rock) to The Pogues (Celtic-punk) to Ed Sheeran ...

The Irish republican rallying cry, “A Nation Once Again,” has been named the world’s favorite song ever, after a global poll by the BBC. The ballad, performed by the group the Wolfe Tones, was among a ...

A homage by U2 to finding hope among loss, their call to action to anyone who's given up on seeing the beauty in the world. Read more here.