The Dublin Legends – formerly of the world-famous Irish folk band The Dubliners – are to make their first ever appearance in Evesham this year when they bring their St Patrick’s Celebration tour to ...

Born into a musical family and raised in an Irish-speaking area in County Donegal. She began her music career when she joined her family's Celtic folk band Clannad in 1980 on keyboards and backing ...

1 and stayed there for a total of six weeks. To this day, it is one of Simon & Garfunkel and the world of folk music’s biggest hits. Unlike the last two artists, Gordon Lightfoot’s No.

As the band became famous with Shane’s version of Irish folk-punk ... and The Clancy Brothers.” In the summer of 1987, the group decided on a Christmas song and Finer and MacGowan began ...

Folk music doesn’t exactly have a reputation for being the happiest of the genres. With many popular folk songs telling tales of grief, heartbreak and destitution, it’s far more commonly associated ...

Vote for your favourite Irish song of the last year in the form embedded below or by clicking here! Votes are limited to one per person per day. Only votes cast in the Republic of Ireland will be ...

A refreshing reminder that folk music is of, by and for folks, this collection puts front and centre the importance of staying true to oneself in any path towards self-expression. O’Donovan’s ...

Capping off this week’s Choice Music Prize announcements, the nominees for Irish Song of the Year have been unveiled on RTÉ 2FM’s Tracy Clifford Show today. To vote, head over to rte.ie/2fm. Votes are ...

We recently replaced some old brushes with a set from Irish make-up artist Sarah Keary and were suitably impressed. Her six-piece set includes a foundation, powder, concealer, eye duo ...

It’s not shocking then that The Beatles occasionally incorporated elements of folk music into their own special musical stew. Here are five occasions when they did just that and, as usual, ...

Following fellow member Peter Yarrow's death in January 2025, he is now the last surviving member of the musical group that took part in the important folk music revival of the 1960s, which was very ...

Before Dylan really got started, an iconic group opened the door to mainstream folk success ... to The Last Month of the Year noted “a number of almost unknown Christmas songs instead of the ...