Tempest fuses Irish reels, Scottish ballads, Norwegian influences and other world music elements into internationally renowned folk rock. Since forming in 1988, the Celtic-rock quintet has also earned ...

WETA Arts delves into the celebration of Celtic culture with Seán Heely. WETA Arts delves into the celebration of Celtic culture, particularly focusing on Scottish traditions as preserved by Seán ...

Capturing the vibrant spirit of traditional Celtic folk music, the young Welsh quintet Calan is already a staple on the festival circuit across the pond. Calan remains the only Welsh band to have won ...

This year’s Celtic Connections programme is full of projects bringing together writers and musicians. Jim Gilchrist speaks to ...

Past traditions meet a new style. Folk singer/songwriter Mickey Coleman is the latest sensation to hit the Irish folk music scene. A former champion Gaelic football player from County Tyrone, Coleman ...

Musician Kurt Rosenberg may live in Portland, but most of his music is inspired by Ireland and Scotland. He composes Celtic and Folk music with influences from other genres. Rosenberg is now trying ...

Julie Fowlis opened her recent North American tour on Thursday, Oct. 10th at Kaufman Music Center's Merkin Hall and was sponsored in NYC by World Music Institute. Best known in the U.S. as the singing ...

St. Patrick’s Day weekend is a busy time of year for the Denver Celtic band Gobs O’ Phun, which promises to bring the Irish pub experience to wherever the group happens to play. Brothers-in-law Denis ...

The times they are a-changin’ for Irish music enthusiasts — and their feet too. When the Pogues emerged from the early-Eighties postpunk landscape, most of their fans wore Doc Martens. Some two ...