Tag Archives: Irish music

Ann Scanlon’s The Pogues: The Lost Decade 

Posted on 4th June 2016 by Cat Eldridge

It’s of a gentleman soldier as a sentry he did stand He saluted a fair maiden by a waving of his hand And then he boldly kissed her and he passed it off as a joke He drilled her up … Continue reading →

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Christy Moore’s Smoke And Strong Whiskey

Posted on 27th May 2016 by Richard Dansky

Everyone knows Christy Moore, a central figure in the Irish folk revival of the 1960s and indirectly a significant contributor to the English folk revival that paralleled it. We know of his work with Moving Hearts and we are familiar … Continue reading →

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Christy Moore’s Live in Dublin 

Posted on 27th May 2016 by David Kidney

What is there to be said about a CD by Christy Moore? It’s not new music — it’s a reissue of a 1978 recording from Dublin — but here it is! Christy Moore is so highly regarded by his countrymen … Continue reading →

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Ronan O Snodaigh’s Tip Toe

Posted on 24th May 2016 by Diverse Voices

Jennifer Byrne penned this lovely review. Ronan O Snodaigh is probably best known as the front man with Irish band Kila. A poet, songwriter, percussionist, vocalist, and landscape gardener, it seems the ridiculous O Snodaigh talent knows no bounds. He has … Continue reading →

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Kila’s Tóg É Go Bog É

Posted on 24th May 2016 by Michael M. Jones

I’ve had this particular album sitting on my shelf and in my CD player for several months now. This is a lot longer than I usually let things sit, but it couldn’t be helped. You see, I couldn’t write any … Continue reading →

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Danú’s Think Before You Think 

Posted on 23rd May 2016 by Kim Bates

It’s a great pleasure to begin the a new year with an album of Irish music that is filled with stellar arrangements, tunes and songs that don’t pop up on every second disc, fine musicianship and a one of those … Continue reading →

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Interview with Danú at the Winnipeg Folk Festival

Posted on 23rd May 2016 by Kim Bates

I spoke with Ciarán Ó Gealbháin (vocalist) and Donnchadh Gough (bodhrán and uilleann pipes) about the influences on Danú’s music, and the blending of new sounds with the old traditions. Their main stage set on Friday evening was one of the high … Continue reading →

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Solas at Rosebud

Posted on 21st May 2016 by Diverse Voices

Patrick O’Donnell penned this review. I went to bed with their music in my head, and when I woke up the next morning, it was still there. That’s just how good Solas’ March 21 show at Rosebud in Pittsburgh was. Strains of … Continue reading →

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Childsplay at the State Street Church

Posted on 20th May 2016 by Barb Truex

Imagine anywhere from 21 to 28 fiddler/violin players on one stage with a rhythm section, throw in a random banjo or wooden flute … sound like a party? Well, that’s how Childsplay got its start: in Bob Childs’ house at … Continue reading →

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Van Morrison and the Chieftains’ Irish Heartbeat 

Posted on 19th May 2016 by David Kidney

Irish Heartbeat is an album I have lived with for almost 20 years. I first purchased it on vinyl in ’88 and wore the grooves down playing it over and over again. Then in 2003 on vacation in Ireland, my wife … Continue reading →

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