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Banjoists are headed to Baltimore Banjoists are headed to Baltimore
Banjo drivers! Book your flights and pack your things, because the second annual Irish Tenor Banjo Summit is coming up this Nov. 17-19 at the Creat...
September 24, 2023 by Daniel Neely
Sinéad O'Connor tribute on Oct. 2
“From the moment she burst onto the music scene in the mid ’80s, Sinéad O’Connor did things differently. In an Ireland ensnared by its past, Sinéad...
September 22, 2023 by Irish Echo Staff
Annual Queens Irish Heritage Festival this Saturday afternoon
The New York Irish Center will present three continuous hours of music and dance set against Manhattan’s skyline at the annual Queens Irish Heritag...
September 21, 2023 by Irish Echo Staff

The empire's march is halted
Three legions of the Roman military – the 17th, 18th and 19th – slowly made their way towards their winter encampment near Cologne on the Rhine in ...
September 19, 2023 by Peter McDermott

4th NYC production for 'Boann' 4th NYC production for 'Boann'
When you produce a staged reading or low-budget production of a play, the often-quixotic hope is that an industry person will attend and offer the ...
September 19, 2023 by John Kearns.
'Beo' is a spectacular album 'Beo' is a spectacular album
Folks, if you love a hard-hitting pure-drop trad album the way I do, well, “Beo,” the new album from Pádraic Keane, Páraic Mac Donnchadha & Macdara...
September 17, 2023 by Daniel Neely
D'Arcy shows open in NYC D'Arcy shows open in NYC
Maeve D’Arcy’s second solo show with Kathryn Markel Fine Arts, “Ogham,” opened last evening in conjunction with “The Mermaid in the Hospital,” a th...
September 15, 2023 by Irish Echo Staff
'Silent Testimony' for New York 'Silent Testimony' for New York
In May, I met a man at a Fleadh Ceol in Armagh whose life had been destroyed by the Northern Irish Troubles. Two of his children had been murdered ...
September 14, 2023 by Geoffrey Cobb
Big weekend for Irish dance Big weekend for Irish dance
Sept. 15-17 is a “big weekend for Irish Dance in New York City and the perfect way to celebrate half-way to St. Patrick's Day.” So says Niall O’Lea...
September 13, 2023 by Irish Echo Staff
August salon portends busy fall August salon portends busy fall
Irish American Writers & Artists' second summer salon at The Ellington saw another robust turnout and another great lineup of readers and presenter...
September 12, 2023 by Brendan Costello Jr.
Ní Chathasaigh game-changer, Moloney's first solo reissued Ní Chathasaigh game-changer, Moloney's first solo reissued
In the media thingy this week are two newly-remastered reissues, Máire Ní Chathasaigh’s “The New-Strung Harp” (1985) and Mick Moloney’s “We Have Me...
September 11, 2023 by Daniel Neely
Finding Grandad in Missouri Finding Grandad in Missouri
On the road to Independence, the Uber driver told me that his grandfather, a dedicated smoker, lived to an advanced age. “He was over 90,” he said....
September 08, 2023 by Peter McDermott
End-of-Summer Fruit Desserts End-of-Summer Fruit Desserts
Looking for ways to use all those delicious August fruits? Look no further than these recipes for easy-as-pie sweets featuring peaches, blackberrie...
September 06, 2023 by Margaret M. Johnson
'Turning Hay with a Crowbar' is a great listen all the way through 'Turning Hay with a Crowbar' is a great listen all the way through
Big news from the world of piping with Na Píobairí Uilleann’s announcement of €11.3 million in capital funding for its planned “Sound of Ireland Ce...
September 05, 2023 by Daniel Neely
'I'll Be in Touch' 'I'll Be in Touch'
“I’ll Be in Touch,” Lisa McCleary’s first solo exhibition in Ireland, will take place at Tigin, Marine Terrace, in Greystones, her home town in Cou...
September 01, 2023 by Irish Echo Staff
A legend in a famous crowd A legend in a famous crowd
There are two Alberts on the front cover of “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.” One of them is perhaps the more famous, even if his visage is ...
August 31, 2023 by Peter McDermott

 

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