A PARTICULAR IDEA of Ireland’s traditional music is fixed in the global imagination. You may have seen it play out in “The Banshees of Inisherin”, an Oscar-nominated film: as locals quaff Guinness, ...

Finbar Furey has topped the Irish singles chart with 'The Last Great Love Song'. The Irish folk star - best known for his '60s sibling band The Fureys - debuts at number one on the tally, knocking ...

There's the sound of banjos, fiddles and tin whistles everywhere, as Irish trad music enjoys a roaring resurgence. It's resonating "fiercely" with young people, who "roar out the lyrics" in pubs under ...

Country music has long had a bit of Ireland in it. Irish folk music's role in rooting commercial mainstream country music to its past, including those of the settlers of Belfast, Northern Ireland, 400 ...

Legends of Irish music and song The FUREYS have been entertaining audiences worldwide for 36 years. With hits like ‘I will love you’, ‘When you were Sweet 16’, ‘The Green Fields of France’ and ‘The ...

SPRINGFIELD — She’s topped the Irish charts with three No. 1 singles and a No. 1 album, but for Emer Dunne, performing in the U.S. is relatively new territory. “Folk music and songs from Ireland, ...

A POPULAR Irish folk band will perform for the last time in Greenock as part of their farewell tour. The Fureys' show will take place on Monday, March 23, in the Beacon Arts Centre's main theatre.