Tag Archives: Irish music

Dropkick Murphys’ The Warrior’s Code

Posted on 4th May 2023 by Gary Whitehouse

Dropkick Murphys for nearly a decade now have been making an energetic blend of hardcore punk and Irish folk music, with a vigorous dose of Boston pride thrown in. It’s something like The Pogues with more rock and lyrics you … Continue reading →

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The Whisky Priests’ Think Positive, and Bloody Well Live!

Posted on 4th May 2023 by Lars Nilsson

The Whisky Priests were formed in 1985 by twins Gary and Glenn Miller. Since then they have released a multitude of records and toured extensively in both the UK and in the rest of Europe. Think Positive is their latest … Continue reading →

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Niall Toner Band’s There’s a Better Way

Posted on 4th April 2023 by John O'Regan

Dublin’s Niall Toner has been called the father of Irish bluegrass music. Certainly, his dedication to playing and preserving American folk and old time music has proven both a vocation and a calling card. Having played for four decades with … Continue reading →

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Ben Sands’ Take Your Time, and Roots & Branches

Posted on 23rd March 2023 by Diverse Voices

Judith Gennett wrote this review. Ben Sands, from the legendary Sands Family, is from Newry, County Down in Northern Ireland. He sings and sometimes writes gentle songs that can have a punch beyond their subtlety. These two albums Take Your … Continue reading →

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Celtic Fiddle Festival’s Play On, Drones & Bellows/Dragseth Duo’s Hiimstoun, Smoky Finish’s Tune the Speed, various artists’ The Independence Suite, and various artists’ A Highland Journey in Music

Posted on 27th February 2023 by Diverse Voices

Alistair Brown wrote this review. Play On is the fourth release from a group of musicians who had no real intention of continuing as such beyond a one-off concert series in 1993. The project featured three of the Celtic world’s … Continue reading →

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Kevin Burke’s In Concert

Posted on 20th February 2023 by Diverse Voices

No’am Newman wrote this review. This recording was made over the course of two evenings shortly before Christmas 1998 in Portland, Oregon, which is where the London-born Sligo-style fiddler Burke has lived for the past twenty years. Although Burke has … Continue reading →

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Gearóid Ó h Allmhuráin’s Pocket History of Irish Traditional Music

Posted on 11th February 2023 by Diverse Voices

Chuck Lipsig wrote this review. Here’s a neat little book. Gearóid Ó h Allmhuráin manages to compress a history of Irish music into just over 150 pages and does it clearly and cleanly. I have an aficionado’s knowledge, not a … Continue reading →

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P.J. Curtis’s Notes From the Heart: A Celebration of Irish Music

Posted on 11th February 2023 by Diverse Voices

Chuck Lipsig wrote this review. P.J. Curtis is a noted record producer and radio presenter of Irish traditional music. Notes From the Heart: A Celebration of Irish Music is his attempt at creating a summary of the history of Irish music, … Continue reading →

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Breanda’n Breathnach’s Folk Music and Dances of Ireland

Posted on 11th February 2023 by Diverse Voices

Laurie Thayer wrote this review. The author of this book is, according to the cover blurb, “one of the foremost authorities on the traditional music of Ireland,” and he certainly lives up to that reputation. In the first few pages … Continue reading →

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Fintan Vallely’s Companion to Irish Traditional Music

Posted on 10th February 2023 by Jack Merry

Here at Green Man Review, we have a special affinity for all things Celtic, which is why nearly 80 percent of our readers visit our award-winning Celtic music reviews. But even we cover just a fraction of all the music … Continue reading →

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