When people think of Irish dancing, they think of the stage show “Riverdance” or a line of short-skirted girls with big, curly hair, their arms held straight at their sides and their lower legs ...
Originally issued in 1956. Program notes by H. Cowell and E. Brown and instructions for the dances (6 p. ill.) inserted in container. Performer(s): Michael Gorman, fiddle; Willy Clancy, uileann pipes.
What brightens the gloomy chill of winter in Brewster more than a jaunty jig straight from the green slopes of flat-topped Knocknarea Mountain? Nothing obviously. So stroll in seeking shelter from the ...
FEAKLE, Ireland -- Wayne Webster wandered along the only street in the tiny village of Feakle in western Ireland, clutching his fiddle and looking for a place to play. It was after midnight, and the ...
This year's Naperville Irish Fest is moving downtown, after two years at the Frontier Sports Complex. The annual festival, hosted by West Suburban Irish, will be Friday and Saturday, Sept. 22-23, in ...
This video of The Dubliners performing their incredible multi-handed "Octopus Jig" is simply jaw-dropping. The famous Irish band The Dubliners is known the world over for their musical talents, but ...
Fairhope-based concert violinist and fiddler Tom Morley has released a new book, “Learn to Play Irish Trad Fiddle,” which combines his love of playing Irish traditional music with his decades of ...
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- From tin whistles to the fiddle and the jig, there's a lot to learn at the Milwaukee Irish Fest School of Music. Brian Kramp takes you there.
On a quiet Monday night in an empty pub in North Beach, the fiddle of Brian Theriault can be heard crying from a far corner. It is just one instrument in a traditional Irish session that includes ...