Irish traditional music is alive, well and living in Manchester
Michael McDonagh talks to acclaimed uilleann piper Mike McGoldrick - currently touring with Dire Straits’ Mark Knopfler - about Manchester as a huge crucible...
Kathy Durkin: ‘Sport was always my first love’
By Michael McDonagh
Kathy Durkin, from Butlersbridge, in County Cavan, has been a household name in Irish country music for over 30 years. ...
The Coronas’ modern Rock ‘n’ Roll life
By Michael McDonagh
Dubliners Danny O'Reilly, Graham Knox and Conor Egan met at Terenure College, formed a band called Kiros with a friend that, when...
Drogheda ready for Fleadh Cheoil
Louth County Council has invested heavily in Drogheda’s local infrastructure to ensure the town is ready ahead of next month’s Fleadh Cheoil Na hÉireann....
Keep it Country defend decision to leave Freeview
Keep It Country TV founder Phil McLaughlin (aka Phil Mack) this week defended his decision to take his channel – newly renamed as Spotlight...
The legend of Rory Gallagher lives on
Former showband musician turned legendary blues guitarist Rory Gallagher died nearly a quarter of a century ago on 14 June 1995, aged just 47....
Irish country music underappreciated, says Higgins
The President of Ireland Michael D Higgins hosted a special concert of country music at Áras an Uachtaráin and suggested it is often not...
Ailish McBride is a star in the making
For the last three years Ailish Mc Bride, 18, has combined her studies as a veterinary nurse with a music career.
She has released...
Susan McCann: ‘Nathan Carter will never be as big as Daniel O’Donnell’
Susan McCann is an Irish country music legend who for more than fifty years has toured the world playing at prestigious venues like Carnegie...
Famed music label’s anniversary album has an Irish twang
A concert celebrating the 80th anniversary of esteemed music label Topic Records will take place at the Barbican in London this Friday, 7th June....