Culture
Love, artistry, courage abound at Cell Salon
Paddy Smith. By Karen Daly / Photos by Dan Brown The mid-February Salon at the Cell drew raves from audience members and from presenters grateful f...
March 05, 2018
by Karen Daly
Culture
Best of Bread Puddings
JARROD1 | DREAMSTIME.COM IRELAND HOPPING / By Margaret M. Johnson Instead of traveling around Ireland this week, I’m park-hopping at Walt Disney Wo...
March 02, 2018
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Devlin makes songwriting look easy
Colin Devlin will be on stage at the Mercury Lounge on Saturday night as part of this year’s CraicFest. By Colleen Taylor For Colin Devlin, songwri...
March 01, 2018
by Colleen Taylor
Culture
Clark’s journey has been ‘magical’
Natalie Clark will perform at the Mercury Lounge on Saturday evening as part of the CraicFest. By Peter McDermott “I tell it from the heart,” said ...
February 28, 2018
by Peter McDermott
Culture
From Civil War to media revolution
John Horgan, the coauthor of “Irish Media: A Critical History,” was appointed Ireland’s first press ombudsman in 2007. Page Turner / Edited by Pete...
February 27, 2018
by Peter McDermott
Culture
‘A Taste of Clare’ a great success
A full house for "A Taste of Clare" at the American Irish Historical Society. By Daniel Neely In last week’s column I previewed the Wolfhound Trad ...
February 26, 2018
by Daniel Neely
Culture
West 46th St. venue makes its debut
St. Brigid was Shelia Houlihan’s theme at St. Patrick’s pub. PHOTO BY CAT DWYER Salon Diary / By Karen Daly St. Patrick’s, that is, the pub on West...
February 23, 2018
by Karen Daly
Culture
Craic has 20 years of highlights
Colin Devlin will perform at Craic Fest20 on Saturday, March 3, at the Mercury Lounge. By Peter McDermott One of the best things about the Craic Fe...
February 22, 2018
by Peter McDermott
Culture
The workingman who raced to glory
Page Turner / Edited by Peter McDermott William J. Kennedy, a Harlem-born bricklayer, was blown off of the roof of the Des Moines Coliseum and surv...
February 21, 2018
by Peter McDermott
Culture
‘Map’ is electro tour de force
"A Map of the Kingdom of Ireland" and Roger Doyle's "Heresy" will be released in New York this evening at the Irish Arts Center. Music Notes / By C...
February 20, 2018
by Colleen Taylor
Culture
Researching a WWI soldier
Panel from Loos Memorial showing names of John Kirwan (lower right) and John Kipling (upper left). CENTENARYNEWS.COM By Patricia Phelan In a recent...
February 16, 2018
by Patricia Phelan
Culture
Madden plans 2nd cruise in 2018
Joanie Madden is headed for Alaska in the summertime. Traditional Music / By Daniel Neely I was loving the posts on my Facebook feed last week from...
February 15, 2018
by Daniel Neely