In March 2017 we launched the debut album by The Living Stream, one of the best new folk bands to arrive on the scene in quite a while. What started out as a rather simple project to record some demo tracks in a Galway studio,…

The National Concert Hall in partnership with the Arts Council, presents Tradition Now, a week-long festival of forward looking traditional music to take place from 3^rd to 8^th of October 2017 at the NCH. 

With a focus on international collaboration as well as creative and innovative new work the festival…

We only have a 2015 video of All Ireland Senior Fiddle Champion Roisin Anne Hughes, but it will give you a flavour of what it takes win over the judges. This is Roisin, from CCE in Glasgow competing in 2015. This week she posted the following on Facebook: "This amazing cup makes its way over the Irish Sea to Scotland for the 3rd time in its 64-year…

Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2017 has reached it conclusion and by all accounts, Ennis 2017 has once again been an outstanding success. For many it is the culmination of many years work and with the competitions over the real party can begin.

For those looking for a list of results you can follow …

Dublin and New York unite on a new box and fiddle album called 'Mind will Never Be Easy', by Luke Deaton and Jayne Pomplas. The recording also features Brian Mooney on Bouzouki and Jack Talty on piano. It was recorded by Jack Talty in his studio in Lissycasey, Co. Clare.



Luke is a native Dubliner who grew up in Windy Arbour. He studied…

Via RTE Culture Acclaimed percussionist Robbie Harris writes for Culture about his exciting new fusion project, Jiggy...

Brian Eno once remarked for the world to be interesting, you have to be manipulating it all the time.

Jiggy is a collaboration of like-minded musicians who merge a…

Tommy Guihen was born and reared on a small farm in the townland of Bodorragha, between Keadue and Arigna in north Co. Roscommon. He began playing the flute at the age of fourteen and quickly became an accomplished player of the Roscommon/Leitrim/Sligo style of traditional flute playing. He won the under 18 All-Ireland…

Commercial: Bantry Bay will soon come alive to the sounds of the best in traditional music as the 15th Masters Of Tradition festival takes place in the town of Bantry from 23rd to 27th August.

Internationally renowned fiddler, and Artistic Director of the festival, Martin Hayes, will be joined by the talents of Dennis Cahill, Iarla Ó Lionáird,…

Armagh’s TERRY CONLON launches his debut solo album ‘HOMEGROWN’ today (September 1^st).  It features current single 'Don't Lead me On' and new single & video 'I'm Leaving'. His original songs have an easy-listening style which dab into folk, popular, rock and Irish traditional.

Terry will launch the album with 2…