Ashling Murphy RIP
Ashling Murphy RIP
The traditional arts community has been shocked by the horrific murder of Ashling Murphy, an emerging musical talent on fiddle, concertina and whistle, as well ...
President Higgins in tribute to Ashling Murphy
“People throughout Ireland, in every generation, have been expressing their shock, grief, anger and upset at the horrific murder of Ashling Murphy," said Pres ...
Star-studded line-up for Féile na Tána online
Above: Sean nós dancer, Edwina Guckian, who will be one of the tutors at Féile na Tána in February Féile na Tána, the annual traditional music weekend in C ...
New album imminent from Navá
Above: Navá (from left) Shayan Coohe, Niall Hughes, Shahab Coohe and Paddy KiernanThe Irish-Persian quartet, Navá, whose music draws on two venerable musical tr ...
Arts Council Bursary for Traditional Arts
The closing date for applications for the Arts Council's Traditional Arts Bursary is Thursday, February 3. The award – which is worth up to €20,000 – is d ...
Howth Burns Nicht goes online again
Howth Singing Circle has again moved its annual Burns Nicht celebration online this year in light of the continuing public health crisis caused ...
Applications for €15,000 Liam O’Flynn Award close on January 20
Applications for the lucrative Liam O'Flynn Award will close on January 20. The purpose of the Liam O’Flynn Award is to provide a traditional artist with a peri ...
Future of Cobblestone remains in doubt
The future of a key hub for traditional music in Dublin – the Cobblestone pub in Smithfield – will remain in doubt into April 2022 at the earliest. As expected ...
Caitlín is new Artist-in-Residence
Caitlín Nic Gabháinn Caitlín and Ciarán (Ó Maonaigh) The High Seas Musician, composer and dancer, Caitlín Nic Gabhann, has been named as the Traditional Arti ...
NPU issues new Tommy Reck album
Na Píobairí Uilleann has released Tommy Reck - The Master Pipers Volume 4, a double album featuring a range of performances from Tommy Reck at the height of his ...
Mná na bPíob: Hidden from History
Uilleann piper, Louise Mulcahy, brings her passionate research into the women who preceded her as players of the instrument, to the screen in a new documentary ...
Joanie Madden honoured at Irish Arts Center
Cherish the Ladies leader, Joanie Madden, was honoured at a special event at the new Irish Arts Center in New York with the Spirit of Ireland Award for 2021 – p ...
