June 29, 2021
Grace Notes

Cormac takes Beauty on the road

Cormac Begley is back on the road with his beloved camper-van Beauty – organising outdoor concerts with various musicians and singers in secret locations throughout the country.

June 18, 2021
Legacies

New book on Colm Ó Caodháin from Ríonach uí Ógáin

wonderful Conamara singer and storyteller from Glinsce, Carna, County Galway.

June 10, 2021
Key News

New book on Geordie Hanna launched

reat of Irish traditional singing.

June 8, 2021
Key News

Leo Rowsome honoured by Dublin City Council

Master piper, teacher and maker, Leo Rowsome, has been honoured in the Dublin suburb of Donnycarney where he lived and worked until his death in 1970.

May 19, 2021
Grace Notes

Jordan to headline new album of poems by Yeats set to music

A number of poems by W.B. Yeats are to be set to music in a new album featuring performances by Cathy Jordan, Kevin Burke, Eleanor Shanley, and many others.

May 10, 2021
Legacies

Ómós: Seán Corcoran

Seán Corcoran Seán Corcoran, a great man of song from Drogheda, passed away on Monday, May 3, after a protracted illness. Seán was born into a family with a...

April 9, 2021
Grace Notes

Markievicz Award for Louise Mulcahy

to receive the Markievicz Award from the Arts Council in the Republic this year.

December 12, 2020
Key News, Major Scéal

Charting a better future for traditional arts

A comprehensive research report on the challenges, opportunities and supports currently available to traditional arts practitioners in Ireland raises a number of crucial issues about the current state of...

November 29, 2020
Key News

Intimate tribute honours Liam Weldon

The twenty-fifth anniversary of the death of the revered singer-songwriter, Liam Weldon, was fittingly marked by a simple but well constructed film by Derek Copley and the Ballyer Trad...

November 19, 2020
Legacies

Ómós: Diarmuid Ó Cathasaigh

News of the passing of Diarmuid Ó Cathasaigh, Uachtaráin, Howth Singing Circle, was quickly echoed around Ireland and beyond. He was a much-respected singer – go háirithe amhráin i...

November 16, 2020
Major Scéal

Rita Gallagher: The Linnet beyond the Bluestacks

Though widely acclaimed as one of Ireland’s leading traditional singers, Rita Gallagher has never been tempted to make a full-time career out of her undoubted gift. The reason is...

October 6, 2020
Legacies

Ómós: Kieran Halpin

Singer-songwriter and guitarist, Kieran Halpin, died on Monday October 5, aged 65, in Munich. Based in Germany in recent years, Kieran was born in Ardee, Co. Louth and began...

October 2, 2020
Key News

Carmel’s musical tribute to the town of Sligo

instrumentalist, Carmel Gunning, features many of her own compositions along with some classic traditional tunes.

September 27, 2020
Key News

Becoming an Irish traditional musician

Becoming an Irish Traditional Musician: Learning and Embodying Musical Culture by Dr. Jessica Cawley combines the narratives of twenty-two Irish traditional musicians of varying 'vintages' with intensive field research...

September 15, 2020
Key News

The Fireman Fiddler

Macdara Yeates’ fine new film on the life of the remarkable “fireman fiddler” Tommie Potts may never have come to fruition if the Covid-19 lockdown had not cancelled all...