Portland’s Lutheran Choral group, a 60-voice choir, presents its annual Epiphany concert promising unique arrangements of ...

Meridian residents are invited to an evening of celebration and wit as Irish music and dance productions, A Taste of ...

Robert McMillen looks back on some of the musical highlights of 2025 and why, as the new year begins, it feels like the ...

Clare is rich in traditional music, and you’ll never be short of a session if you know where to go, writes Deanna O’Connor. Maura O’Connell, Martin Hayes, Willie Clancy, the Kilfenora Céilí Band—even ...

It’s ironic that every student in Ireland is schooled in the poetry of Seamus Heaney and Eavan Boland, yet opportunities to mine the “profound artistry” of Irish traditional music are few and far ...

“I f***ing love Christmas music,” enthuses Charles Hendy of The Mary Wallopers when asked about which seasonal favourites are on the band’s Christmas playlist. “Although, I don’t like the newer stuff ...

Chris Rea could clearly recall the moment he no longer wanted to be a pop star. It was July 1986 when he was opening for Queen at Slane Castle in Meath. The singer, who has died at age 74, had come of ...

Usually translated as “lover of hounds.” It can also mean “high desire,” as derived from the Irish word “coachuhhar.” Conchobhar MacNessa was the king of Ulster; according to the legend, he was born ...

January 9, 2026 • Dry Cleaning. Jenny on Holiday. An introspective debut from Mon Rovîa. Stephen Thompson from NPR Music is joined by Celia Gregory from WNXP in Nashville to talk about their favorite ...

One act of generosity during the Great Famine forged a bond that transcends generations Austin West visits Kindred Spirits, a monument to the Choctaw in County Cork. The 20-foot-high steel feathers ...