Once again, for the third year, on Italish blog we are going to meet some of our friends to speak about the future of Irish Music, their projects for 2016.

http://italish.eu/2016-back-to-the-future-of-irish-music-part-i/

Gudrun…

For the first time Italish blog crosses the ocean to speak about Trad Irish Music; in America there is a very active and energetic scene and we would like to introduce it to our readers. The original article is here.  

We ask Rose Baldino, the band-leader…

Another part (and honestly we don’t know yet if it will be the last one!) of Trad Irish Music Projects for 2015. Here the original article:

http://italish.eu/news/2015-back-future-irish-music-5/

Alan…

Hi Everyone.  We are having an amazing start to the new year with the news that the band has picked up two awards. We are delighted to announce we have won the prestigious Live Ireland award for “Trad Group of the Year”. Here is what Live Ireland said below.

It seems that for the world of Irish Music next year will be full of surprises and events.

Irish Music 2015

Then, let us continue to listen to their voices:

Louise Mulcahy 

2015 is shaping up to be an exciting year already! The musical year kicks off with…

Hi Guys, Hope everyone is well and enjoying the run up to christmas.

We have had a busy few months and are ready to have a few weeks off to enjoy the festivities.

It is hard to believe that this night one year ago we were packing our bags for a seven week tour of china. So much has happened in that year having toured AMAZING places. We are having so much…

Tom Sherlock

Irish musicians seem to be ready for a 2015 full of gigs, reels and new music; we are ready too, we are ready to fill our ears with their music.

This is the second part of our interviews about their project for 2015, and we are very happy to have some good friends of ours with us; let’s…

After the 2014 very good response, here we are again to ask to the Irish musicians about their projects for the next year.

We asked only one question to many Irish artists:  “How will be your 2015 in Music? Any projects, new album, cooperation, special gigs?”

These are the first answers we…

Our new guest for the series of interview about the Present and Future of the Irish Trad Music is Elle Marie O Dwyer.

Elle Marie O Dwyer is a traditional ballad singer from Cork who released in 2002 her debut album “Where the Allow Waters Flow”. Under the tuition of Lena Bn. Uí…

Hi Everyone.  We hope you all enjoyed your summer and made the most of all the sunshine! We had a very enjoyable one and it was very different to those gone by in recent years. It was great to spend time at home in Ireland promoting the new album and also have fun relaxing in the Mediterranean.

In August we got to play at Feakle Trad festival and had a great…

Christy Moore sings for children of Gaza.  Christy Moore will play a benefit concert for the children of Gaza in Vicar Street in Dublin on Sunday 12th October.

The proceeds of the concert will go directly to the Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA) which helps children to overcome the trauma they have experienced from the successive military assaults and…

Hi Everyone. 

For this July newsletter we have loads of positive news that we are excited to share with you.

Since the launch of “Tall Tales & Misadventures” on May 1st we have been getting loads of great album reviews and here is some of our favourite ones:

“Their new CD, Tall Tales & Misadventures is a blockbuster and by far their best work yet, full of new songs…

“Louise is one of the finest musicians of her generation. Her choice of material, her approach to the melodies coupled with tasteful inventiveness make this a very welcome entry to the growing catalogue of Traditional Irish flute music.”…

Here we are for a new interview about the Future of Irish Music. Our guests today are Yvonne Bolton and Alan Jordan.

They recorded in 2013 “Silver Threads“, an album that has been defined “a slice of unadulterated beauty”…