The Rolling Wave rights a wrong in music broadcasting history In the 1950s Billy Clifford, son of well known musicians John and Julia Clifford, was invited to Dublin to audition for Radió Éireann with the family band 'The Star of Munster Céilí Band. The Rolling Wave • 14 Apr
The Rolling Wave rights a wrong in music broadcasting history In the 1950s Billy Clifford, son of well known musicians John and Julia Clifford, was invited to Dublin to audition for Radió Éireann with the family band 'The Star of Munster Céilí Band. The Rolling Wave • 14 Apr
How TradFest became part of the Irish cultural landscape Kieran Hanrahan, Artistic Director of TradFest, introduces this year's installment of the popular trad and folk music festival , which runs from January 22-26 Music • 20 Jan
How TradFest became part of the Irish cultural landscape Kieran Hanrahan, Artistic Director of TradFest, introduces this year's installment of the popular trad and folk music festival , which runs from January 22-26 Music • 20 Jan
An interview with Martin Hayes: 30 years of questions in one hour It is just over thirty years since I paused on my way out of J. McNeill's music shop on Capel Street in Dublin to look at the tapes for sale, writes Toner Quinn. Music • 14 Oct 24
An interview with Martin Hayes: 30 years of questions in one hour It is just over thirty years since I paused on my way out of J. McNeill's music shop on Capel Street in Dublin to look at the tapes for sale, writes Toner Quinn. Music • 14 Oct 24
Watch: A musical journey into the depths of the Monaghan boglands The Thinning Veil explores states of change and flux. Between past and present, living and dead as well as tradition and modernity. Music • 29 Nov 23
Watch: A musical journey into the depths of the Monaghan boglands The Thinning Veil explores states of change and flux. Between past and present, living and dead as well as tradition and modernity. Music • 29 Nov 23
Finbar Furey sings Kitty - watch the video for his new single His take on the traditional standard Kitty features on his new album Moments In Time Music • 26 Jul 23
Finbar Furey sings Kitty - watch the video for his new single His take on the traditional standard Kitty features on his new album Moments In Time Music • 26 Jul 23
Joe Burke remembered - the man who bucked the trends and trended Seamus O'Dowd pays tribute to a true giant of Irish traditional music, accordion player Joe Burke, who passed away last month, aged 81. Music • 09 Mar 21
Joe Burke remembered - the man who bucked the trends and trended Seamus O'Dowd pays tribute to a true giant of Irish traditional music, accordion player Joe Burke, who passed away last month, aged 81. Music • 09 Mar 21
Drawing From The Well: Radie Peat's murderous ballads The Irish Traditional Music Archive presents singer and musician Radie Peat, a member of the widely acclaimed Dublin band Lankum,.as she explores some of the dark and subversive themes found in her ballad repertoire... Music • 10 Feb 21
Drawing From The Well: Radie Peat's murderous ballads The Irish Traditional Music Archive presents singer and musician Radie Peat, a member of the widely acclaimed Dublin band Lankum,.as she explores some of the dark and subversive themes found in her ballad repertoire... Music • 10 Feb 21
Listen: Faoiseamh - The Rolling Wave presents ten new trad tunes Earlier this year, The Rolling Wave on RTÉ Radio 1 commissioned ten traditional musicians to write a new piece of music for the programme - listen to the results... The Rolling Wave • 09 Nov 20
Listen: Faoiseamh - The Rolling Wave presents ten new trad tunes Earlier this year, The Rolling Wave on RTÉ Radio 1 commissioned ten traditional musicians to write a new piece of music for the programme - listen to the results... The Rolling Wave • 09 Nov 20
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
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
