Kate Chadbourne, singer, storyteller, harper, poet and teacher, is set to release a new recording of songs that celebrate the eight major festivals of the Irish traditional year, as well as an ...

For 20 years, the Irish instrumental band Lunasa has connected with audiences around the world through the universal language of music, but with its new album, the lads are trying something new: words ...

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Irish poet Paul Muldoon has complied the lyrics to Paul McCartney's most iconic songs in a luminous two-volume collection. But he goes further and has McCartney recount the story behind each iconic ...

We'll leave the debates over why the Irish are such champions of the written word — Is it the island's strong oral traditions surrounding the seanchai, or storyteller? The rich vein of Celtic folklore ...

"Skibbereen" is a haunting and melancholic Irish ballad that tells the story of the Great Famine that occurred in Ireland in the mid-19th century. The song is named after the town of Skibbereen, ...

Paul McCartney released “Give Ireland Back To The Irish” as Wings’ debut single in February 1972, influenced by the Bogside Massacre—aka Bloody Sunday—that occurred a month before. The song was banned ...