Performers and craftspeople will be showcasing their talents on the Maryland Folklife Area and Stage, with hands-on ...

Irish folk music's role in rooting commercial mainstream country music to its past, including those of the settlers of Belfast, Northern Ireland, 400 years ago, ...

The gardai (police) turn up to tell them to leave, to no avail. Just your typical Monday evening for a band at the forefront of a massive resurgence in Irish trad (traditional) music. “I think a lot ...

Fairytale of New York, The Pogues and Kristy MacColl . It would be a shame not to include this in the list, though it has certainly achieved ‘classic’ status by now. The song is an Irish folk ...

What: Irish folk band Téada When: 8 p.m. Friday, July 21. Doors open at 7 p.m. Where: Hopmonk Tavern, 230 Petaluma Ave., Sebastopol Admission: $20 for general admission, $25-$30 for seated ...

“Bono and I are working on some crazy kind of sci-fi Irish folk music, which could end up becoming a part of the new U2 album. We’re not sure yet; we’ll see,” the guitarist said.

Past traditions meet a new style. Folk singer/songwriter Mickey Coleman is the latest sensation to hit the Irish folk music scene. A former champion Gaelic football player from County Tyrone, Coleman ...

Shane MacGowan, the legendary hard-drinking frontman of the Irish punk-folk band the Pogues, died early Thursday, his family announced. He was 65. The “Fairytale of New York” songwriter died ...

Enjoy traditional Irish music near the beach or, in Daytona Beach style, watch a motorcycle race this Saint Patrick’s Day. Dan Petreikis // Wikimedia Commons #31.

Shane MacGowan, the sandpapery-voiced former Pogues frontman who served as the bridge between traditional Irish folk music and punk rock, died on Thursday at the age of 65. MacGowan’s wife ...