Music Network on tour - the trad music event of the season Fiddler Tara Breen, harper Laoise Kelly, accordion player Josephine Marsh and singer Nell Ní Chróinín will perform together for the first time on a nationwide ... Music • 11 Sep 19
Mayo trad quartet take inspiration from 1930's New York Boxing Banjo is a new traditional group from County Mayo, featuring Dara Healy (accordion), Mick Healy (banjo), Joseph McNulty (fiddle) and Sean O'Meara (guitar). Music • 22 Nov 18
The Camino Voyage Polkas on The Late Late Show The adventurers came prepared with their instruments for their sit-down with Ryan. Late Late Show • 17 Nov 18
Listen: The Road Well Travelled - Niamh Dunne's folk family Niamh Dunne hails from Co. Limerick, and is better known as the fiddler in Beoga, Ed Sheeran's favourite Irish band. In The Road Less Travelled, ... RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards • 23 Oct 18
The Gloaming announce 7-night stand at the NCH Nu-trad supergroup The Gloaming are returning to their spiritual home, Dublin's National Concert Hall, for a series of eagerly anticipated live shows in 2019. Music • 10 Oct 18
Trad legend Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill on her new trio National Treasure Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill writes for Culture about her latest project, which pairs her with two of Ireland's finest traditional musicians, button accordionist Máirtín ... Music • 06 Sep 18
Fiddler Katie Grennan's Second Story Fresh off of her tour with global sensation Gaelic Storm, fiddler Katie Grennan has just released her second solo fiddle album, entitled The Second Story. Music • 27 Aug 18
Tommy Peoples remembered - listen to the Rolling Wave tribute Today's Must-Listen: The Rolling Wave on RTÉ Radio 1 remembered legendary fiddle player Tommy Peoples with a memorable celebration of his music and compositions. RTÉ Radio 1 • 13 Aug 18
Trad Matters: Therese McInerney's music to lift the spirits If fiddle music is your cultural fix, then this release by Therese McInerney may just get you through whatever challenges you are facing in life. ... Trad • 07 Aug 18
Watch: Zoe Conway and John Mc Intyre perform Ringing The Bell Acclaimed trad duo Zoe Conway and John Mc Intyre were live in studio on Today With Sean O'Rourke and they performed their song Ringing The ... Music • 16 May 18
Baile an Salsa - Latin styles, Irish trad and a bit of funk Via TradConnect: Galway based Salsa-Trad band, Baile An Salsa, have just released their new album, Ériu, with a number of launch gigs across Ireland. Music • 10 Apr 18
Trad Matters: The Friel Sisters bring the sunshine Via TradConnect: According to legendary Donegal fiddler Tommy Peoples, there is "great joy in the strength, beauty and variety of the Friel Sisters' approach to ... Music • 03 Apr 18
Bernadette Morris - life informs art for northern songstress Having travelled the world since releasing her debut album All the Ways You Wander, including tours in Australia and the US, Bernadette Morris returned to ... Music • 06 Feb 18
Event Horizon - taking trad music to another galaxy Could this be the breakout music video of the year? The creative forces behind Event Horizon's Proxima Centauri are Austrian whistle player and piper Geza ... Music • 12 Jan 18
If you only buy one trad music album this Christmas... Via TradConnect: If you are looking for some of the best traditional music from 2017, then this release might do the job nicely. Music • 22 Dec 17
Eddie Kelly - celebrating the bitter-sweet sound of a trad legend Humanity has revered creativity throughout time, from the ancient Greeks to modern-day painters, poets, writers and musicians. It's one of those ineffable wonders that is ... Music • 26 Oct 17
The Keane Family, reissued - an Irish trad classic lives again Via Trad Matters: Gael Linn continue their series of album reissues with a classic 1985 recording by The Keane Family. It features music and song ... Traditional Music • 16 Oct 17
Donal Lunny's musical journey - tracing The Celtic Songlines Is there such a thing as 'Celtic music' and if there is, what exactly is it? These are some of the questions that legendary musician ... Music • 13 Oct 17
Ye Vagabonds rule - watch the new video from the trad contenders Ahead of their highly anticipated debut album, brothers Brían and Diarmuid Mac Gloinn, who form Ye Vagabonds, have released the second single from the album, ... Music • 10 Oct 17
Fleadh Cheoil Fever - Lord Of The Dance kicks off Ennis bash The launch of Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann for the second year in a row in Ennis Co. Clare on Sunday demonstrated that Irish music is ... Music • 16 Aug 17
Getting Jiggy with it - taking trad music to a new dimension Acclaimed percussionist Robbie Harris writes for Culture about his exciting new fusion project, Jiggy... Music • 21 Sep 17
IMLÉ go deo - fusing poetry, pop and rap as Gaeilge Via TradConnect: One of the most outstanding records of the year is by a Dublin band that should be getting a little bit more recognition ... Music • 29 Jun 17
Winging it - celebrating Stockton's Wing at 40 As they embark on their 40th anniversary tour, Mike Hanrahan of Irish trad legends Stockton's Wing writes for Culture about the early days, and the ... Culture • 26 Jun 17
Exclusive - watch Finbar Furey's first ever music video Finbar Furey is celebrated around the world as one of the great folk icons of his time. Now, at the age of 70, he's made ... Music • 03 Apr 17
Reviewed: Finbar Furey's Paddy Dear - the legend at 70 Finbar Furey marks his 70th birthday with his new album, Paddy Dear, consisting of a brace of new songs from the legendary balladeer, along with ... Music • 03 Apr 17
