What to learn how to play an Irish tune? Waltons Irish Music USA is your one-stop hub for your Irish folk instrument needs in the United States and Canada. Waltons Music has been at the forefront of ...

You may have noticed that a lot of people across the world love playing or listening to traditional Irish instruments. They have very strong rhythms and warm tones, which make them popular. Musicians ...

Apollo’s Fire takes a Celtic approach as it presents a series of Countryside Concerts June 13-17 at several area venues. “Celtic Crossings: Songs & Stories of the Irish-American Journey” will feature ...

The term “trad music,” short for traditional music, usually describes a type of folk music, though it can apply to other ...

More power to his elbow as uilleann pipe maker and musician Aodán MacSéafraidh celebrates three decades of creating the pipes ...

The Achill Lads are taking Irish traditional music to every state in the US. Taking a road trip around every single one of the United States of America is a dream of many. Yet Irish traditional ...

For more than a decade, the Irish folk group The High Kings has followed in the footsteps of legendary Celtic balladeers such as The Clancy Brothers during the golden age of Irish folk bands in the ...

It’s Saturday night in Nashville, and locals and tourists alike are flocking to live music venues to hear bands and singer-songwriters. But not everyone is partying at the downtown honky-tonks or ...

In 1995, The Rolling Stones teamed up with The Chieftains, a traditional Irish folk band from Dublin, to cover “Rocky Road to Dublin” on the album Long Black Veil. The song, which is originally from ...

Comparing a traditional Irish music session to a typical jam session is more than misleading; it’s just plain false. A casual jam session could easily consist of an unplanned meeting of friendly ...

The lively folk band Colludie Stone brings a sparkling program to the stage that infects and enthrals the audience, entertaining, witty and with a good dose of humour. The active and successful group ...