Culture
Lau CD has tale of two cities
Lau will play Rockwood Music Hall on Sept. 19. By Colleen Taylor The new album from Lau celebrates two cities that are not, technically, their home...
September 13, 2016
by Colleen Taylor
Culture
Chilling stories at Thalia salon
Marcia Loughran. PHOTO: CHRISTOPHER BOOTH By Karen Daly The city may be quiet before the Labor Day weekend, but the IAW&A Salon at Bar Thalia was l...
September 12, 2016
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Borrowing from two traditions
New Road is an outgrowth of a collaboration on "New Road," a solo recording by one group member in 2013. Now the quartet has issued a debut CD. By ...
September 09, 2016
by Daniel Neely
Culture
Writing about love is ‘tricky’: Kelly
Sonya Kelly returns to the 1st Irish Festival with “How to Keep an Alien.” By Orla O’Sullivan Sonya Kelly’s last autobiographical show in Origin’s ...
September 08, 2016
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Dingle’s Siopa has high-caliber music
Concerts happen at Siopa Ceoil an Daingin every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 7 p.m. By Daniel Neely I was in Dingle last week, aboard a boat w...
September 07, 2016
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
In September, Oysters 'R' In
PHOTO FROM "FERMANAGH BLACK BACON COOKBOOK" By Margaret M. Johnson Fall is oyster season in Ireland, and the salty, briny, it’s-an-acquired-taste d...
September 02, 2016
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Dublin influence strong at 1st Irish
Sonya Kelly stars in "How to Keep an Alien." By Irish Echo Staff Dublin will feature prominently in the 9th Annual 1st Irish Festival, which was of...
September 01, 2016
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Ennis was the place to be
Maura Mulligan, right, gave a reading of her memoir “Call of the Lark” with accompaniment by Marie Reilly on fiddle. The two stayed on late for a d...
August 31, 2016
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
All’s not well on the ’Row
Gina Costigan, who stars in “Crackskull Row,” on the left, with playwright Honor Molloy. CAT DWYER/CATSEYEPIX.COM By Peter McDermott pmcdermott@iri...
August 30, 2016
by Peter McDermott
Culture
‘At Swim’ is best so far in 2016
The songs in “At Swim,” Lisa Hannigan’s latest, delve into difficult and existential issues, like prayer, death, and funeral rituals. PHOTO BY RICH...
August 29, 2016
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Ennis: magical and memorable
By Daniel Neely The Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Ennis this year was absolutely amazing. It’s only just ended as I write, but I’m still getting ove...
August 26, 2016
by Daniel Neely
Culture
August heat wave of talent
Annalisa Chamberlin performing at the IAW&A salon on Aug. 16. PHOTOS BY CAT DWYER By Karen Daly We tried not to mention the recent heat wave but we...
August 25, 2016
by Karen Daly