Culture
Duo play as if with one mind
By Daniel Neely Last Wednesday, the Irish Arts Center hosted uillean piper David Power and fiddle player Willie Kelly, who had been out on tour in ...
May 31, 2016
by Daniel Neely
Culture
A volcanic century
Kelly Kerney, author of the novel "Hard Red Spring." By Peter McDermott pmcdermott@irishecho.com Beginning back in the fall of 2006, many readers o...
May 27, 2016
by Peter McDermott
Culture
Quinn for June 2 McCourt Lecture
Peter Quinn, on right, with Dan Barry of the New York Times, left, and the Irish Arts Center's Aidan Connolly at this year's St. Patrick Day Parade...
May 26, 2016
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
‘16 Letters’ at Rep
Geraldine O’Sullivan. By Irish Echo Staff The Irish Repertory Theatre is back at its home 132 West 22nd St., Manhattan, and Salon Éire 100 continue...
May 25, 2016
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Gilgun sinks teeth into ‘Preacher’ role
Joseph Gilgun regards getting a role in “Preacher” as a life-changing event. PHOTO: KAREN BUTLER By Karen Butler British actor Joseph Gilgun says h...
May 24, 2016
by Karen Butler
Culture
High Kings forging own legacy
By Colleen Taylor How they do it we’ll probably never know, but the High Kings have produced yet another extraordinary album. “Grace & Glory,” thei...
May 23, 2016
by Colleen Taylor
Culture
Glucksman to host McCourt summer school
By Irish Echo Staff Frank McCourt is still with us. In spirit and in words. And in the minds of those who want to learn more about an extraordinary...
May 20, 2016
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
‘Rainbow’ ends up in Great Hunger Museum
By Irish Echo Staff Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum at Quinnipiac University has acquired the painting “Rainbow’s End” by the Scottish-Irish artist W...
May 19, 2016
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Artistic cornucopia in Kennedy Center’s Ireland 100
At Tuesday’s opening night gala for Ireland 100 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. were Vice President Joe Biden, actress and artist-in-resi...
May 18, 2016
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
CD has beauty, wildness of spirit
By Daniel Neely Last Saturday, I had the opportunity to catch Open the Door for Three at the Irish Arts Center in New York City. The group, which i...
May 17, 2016
by Daniel Neely
Culture
Hannigan's songs transport
In 2015, Lisa Hannigan recorded her rendition of “Danny Boy” for the television show “Fargo.” By Colleen Taylor This week, I’ve been getting lost i...
May 16, 2016
by Colleen Taylor
Culture
Tiny plays for NY, DC stages
Fishamble's artistic director Jim Culleton. PHOTO BY PATRICK REDMOND By Irish Echo Staff What Ireland’s President Higgins has called a “brilliant p...
May 12, 2016
by Irish Echo Staff