This is one sad Irish ballad, firstly written down in the 19 th century in The Ancient Music of Ireland by Edward Bunting. Among many popular adaptations probably the most famous one is by Sinéad ...

"I felt, in writing this piece, that there was an openness, or a kind of a renewed freshness, I had working with music materials, because I was working in a new form. It took out all the cobwebs in ...

The Old Avoca Schoolhouse in Avoca will be streaming an irish fiddle tunes workshops for folks who play violin/fiddle, viola, cello, bass, mandolin, soprano recorder and alto recorder. The workshops ...

Fairhope-based concert violinist and fiddler Tom Morley has released a new book, “Learn to Play Irish Trad Fiddle,” which combines his love of playing Irish traditional music with his decades of ...

The Mescaleros, which ushered Strummer back into CD bins two years ago after a lengthy recording hiatus, are a strident lot, their ambition coiled in the melding of Irish fiddle tunes with power-pop ...

Musician and academic Andrea Palandri began visiting Ireland from his native Italy in his teens. He became fascinated with traditional Irish music and the Irish language, and developed a particular ...

Barrage (n.) An overwhelming, concentrated outpouring, as of artillery or words. Or violins. Or, to be more accurate, fiddles. (What’s the difference between a violin and a fiddle? Nothing, except the ...