Why 2026 is set to explode for Irish traditional music

Okay, okay, it’s 2026 and the future is bright, the future is playing traditional music. This year promises to be a milestone ...
NPR

How the Irish band Kneecap went from rising hip-hop group to global lightning rod

LONDON - When Kneecap performed at Glastonbury music festival this year — a performance that the British Prime Minister opposed before the band even took the stage — bandmember Mo Chara told the crowd ...
Independent.ie

‘Dreams really do come true’ – Irish band Kingfishr top the charts with Christmas number one song

The hit song Killeagh by Limerick band Kingfishr has been revealed as the Christmas number one single. The trio hold the Christmas number one slots in both the singles and album charts, with the two ...
Berkshire Eagle

From Arlo Guthrie to The Bothy Band, Kevin Burke helped modernize Irish fiddle music

SHEFFIELD — Growing up in London, fiddle player Kevin Burke received the best education in Irish traditional music that anyone could ask for. When Burke came of age in the 1960s, the influx of Irish ...
Irish Central

Two Irish bands feature on Dropkick Murphys' new album

Irish bands The Scratch and The Mary Wallopers will both feature on Dropkick Murphys' new album "For The People," which is set to be released on July 4. The Scratch, a Dublin-based Irish folk-metal ...