Quite simply, The Chieftains are the world’s principal ambassadors of Irish music. The band, formed in 1962 by Paddy Moloney to play traditional Irish tunes that celebrated his homeland’s folk ...

Unlike the harp there is no unbroken tradition of fiddle playing ... centuries contain tunes which appear very similar in style to contemporary classical or popular music.

Celtic music has inspired numerous video game scores. This week, we’ll explore a variety of Celtic game music through the ...

Country music has many ingredients — among them, the blues, Gospel music of the South and the Scots-Irish violin sounds ...

The festival is a three-day celebration of the music, dance, stories, crafts and food that make Florida unique. From Irish fiddle tunes, contra dancing and root beer floats to the wide varieties of ...

Tim Smith and Eileen Regan host the Celtic Jam Session about four times a year, an event where experienced and beginner Irish ...

For a band called The Elders, you’d be surprised by how many young fans smiled, danced and sang along during an afternoon ...

The multi-award-winning band, known for their mix of traditional and contemporary Irish tunes, aims to engage ... and BBC award-winning fiddle player Sophy Ball. The band is set to perform ...

I write about popular culture and the arts. The artistic sense of an ‘original spin’ on Irish traditional music reflects the range of musical influences that make up the distinctive brew of ...

Violin, on the other hand, adds performance in the midrange sector,’ says StorCentric CEO Mihir Shah. StorCentric, the storage vendor built on the back of a number of acquisitions of smaller ...