Culture
Ward is a titan in Irish music
Ed Ward, the founder of Ward Irish Music Archives in Milwaukee, is an impressive character with an impressive resume. By Daniel Neely A couple thin...
October 08, 2019
by Daniel Neely
Culture
Celebrating 100
Peggy Hussey pictured with her husband Dermot and their children Tony, Frank, Nuala, Emer and Deirdre after they’d disembarked from an Air Lingus p...
October 07, 2019
by Peter McDermott
Culture
Judge Cohalan up for discussion
St. Joseph’s College is hosting Irish historian Dr. Michael Doorley for four lectures at its Brooklyn and Long Island campuses from Oct. 17-22. At ...
October 04, 2019
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
'Fáinne Óir' is one of a kind
At the performance of "Fáinne Óir" were, from left, Daisy Kearns, Maura Mulligan, Unateresa Gormaly, producer Mike Hannon and John Kearns. By Kevin...
October 03, 2019
by Kevin Phoenix
Culture
The old war story retold
Michael Hughes's second novel, "Country," has just been published in the United States. PHOTO BY SARAH LAVERTON Page Turner / Edited by Peter McDer...
October 02, 2019
by Peter McDermott
Culture
Folan to the fore on 2 fabulous albums
By Daniel Neely A couple of albums in the player this week, the first, “Hurry the Jug,” comes from Leonard Barry, Declan Folan and Shane McGowan, a...
October 01, 2019
by Daniel Neely
Culture
Goitse brings fresh twist to trad
Goitse is a band with an uplifting biography and an equally uplifting sound. COLIN GILLEN/FRAMELIGHT.IE Music Notes / By Colleen Taylor How do you ...
September 30, 2019
by Colleen Taylor
Culture
Scanlon shortlisted
Seamus Scanlon. Seamus Scanlon of City College Downtown has been shortlisted by RTÉ for the 2019 PJ O'Connor Radio Drama award. “The Butterfly Love...
September 27, 2019
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
We Banjo 3 are superb, no strings attached
The four members of We Banjo 3 By Colleen Taylor Some bands are bigger than words. Larger than life, they jump off the page, exceed the parameters ...
September 26, 2019
by Colleen Taylor
Culture
On Heaney’s home ground
Brian McCormick, left, and Chris Heaney during a trip this year to New York. PHOTO BY PETER MCDERMOTT By Peter McDermott Twenty-one people work at ...
September 25, 2019
by Peter McDermott
Culture
Chutney Time: Let the Chopping Begin
PHOTO BY KERRYGOLD IRELAND HOPPING | By Margaret M. Johnson By definition, chutney is relish-like sauce made with fruit, sugar, spices, and vinegar...
September 24, 2019
by Margaret M. Johnson
Culture
Kin to honor poet McCrossan
New Yorker Patrick McCrosson, center, pictured with his cousin Reba McDaid Longhorn and her husband Victor Longhorn, who live in Woburn Sands in En...
September 23, 2019
by Peter McDermott