Irish traditional music is among the most popular World Music genres of our time. Performed by Irish and non-Irish musicians throughout the world and patronized by audiences in diverse social and ...

South Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade will resume its full route this year, and the Dropkick Murphys are playing for four nights at the MGM Music Hall at Fenway. Another March tradition has also ...

Traditional Celtic music doesn’t usually involve choreographed dance shows, professional lighting and huge, glittery stage sets depicting ancient stone staircases. For that matter, a full orchestra ...

Way back in the 1970s, Irish, Scottish and British bands – and the diaspora from those countries overseas – decided it was time to revive traditional Celtic music by plugging in and dialing up the ...

IONA has been at the forefront of the Celtic Music revival since the band's inception in 1986. Founded by Barbara Tresidder Ryan and Bernard Argent, IONA has evolved over the past 20 years into what ...

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 ...

Jamie Laval knows his way around a reel or two. The classically trained violinist is equally adept at performing an intricate Bach piece. But after years traveling the globe as an in-demand symphonic ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. The traditional Celtic music session that met Sunday nights in the Baxter Hotel lobby is moving ...

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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 ...