Did you know that there is a theory that an Irish composer wrote the tune to "A Star-Spangled Banner"? Before we dive into the details of the Irish connection let's take a look at the man behind the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. March 17 is St. Patrick's Day and whatever your annual tradition is, searching for a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow might be ...

New Irish band Jiggy put some serious pep in the step of this sean-nós style traditional Irish tune, “Stoney Steps.” The band, made up of Daire Bracken (fiddle), Garry O’Meara (banjo), Éamonn Galldubh ...

Kathy DeAngelo keeps the tradition of Irish music alive through the fiddle and harp. Kathy DeAngelo keeps the tradition of Irish music alive through the fiddle and harp. Each week, she and her husband ...

At turns lively and yearning, the traditional folk musics of Ireland and Britain have made their mark around the world. Now these perennially popular forms of music are helping computers learn to ...

The Fretless are a fiddling Canadian foursome who, like bands along the lines of Ayreheart, have been gaining renown lately for their keenness to revive traditional Irish folk music as part of the ...

What makes traditional Irish music so distinctive? Ireland is home to a rich musical heritage shaped by a collection of ...

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The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. The grass is always greener, even if you're from Ireland. Raymond Walsh is viewing America through green ...

Erik Ofgang joins The News-Times this week as our new Backstage Pass columnist. A resident of New Fairfield, he's a musician and composer and has covered a variety of stories for The News-Times for ...