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Daithí brings fiddle into future
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Daithí brings fiddle into future
Daithí Ó Dronaí is known simply as Daithí in Ireland. By Colleen Taylor Lately it feels nigh impossible to stay in rhythm with the rapid pace of th...
Stylish local in East Midtown
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Stylish local in East Midtown
Jim Kenney is co-owner of the Harp Raw Bar & Grill. PHOTO BY PETER MCDERMOTT By Peter McDermott In an era when the beer garden and the roof-top bar...
Fact and fiction in family history
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Fact and fiction in family history
Photo of Union troops taken by A.J. Russell, near Fredericksburg, Va., prior to battle in May 1863. By Patricia Phelan When Irish Americans find ou...
Oscar contender not ‘that dark’
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Oscar contender not ‘that dark’
Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay in “Room.” By Karen Butler American actress Brie Larson has been winning awards all season for her heart-wrenching p...
Solas marks 20th in style
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Solas marks 20th in style
By Daniel Neely In 2016, the now-legendary group Solas celebrates its 20th anniversary. It seems like it was only a few years back that their epony...
History meets magic in solo CD
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History meets magic in solo CD
Brilliant North Carolinian musician and Limerick mom Rhiannon Giddens will be on stage at Lincoln Center next week. By Colleen Taylor If you haven’...
Craic will be had
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Craic will be had
Heather Hardy is the subject of the documentary "Hardy!" By Orla O’Sullivan An opportunity to hang out in the “filmmakers’ lounge” with the directo...
Irish directors to keep actor busy
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Irish directors to keep actor busy
Kirsten Sheridan. PHOTO ROLLING NEWS .IE By Michael Gray At the recent Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Academy Best Actress nominees Sao...
O’Breskey is true musical visionary
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O’Breskey is true musical visionary
Antoni O'Breskey. By Colleen Taylor When music is complicated and inquisitive, chances are the mind behind it is equally vibrant. Such is the case ...
Gavin win highlights U.S. quality
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Gavin win highlights U.S. quality
Sean Gavin recorded his five O’Riada submissions on his iPhone. By Daniel Neely On Feb. 6, it was announced that flute and uilleann pipes player Se...
Music tour takes in the sights
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Music tour takes in the sights
Tara O'Grady. By Peter McDermott It will be a tour with a twist – or two. So promises Celtic jazz singer Tara O’Grady. Her guitarist Michael Howell...
New Hampshire democracy up close
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New Hampshire democracy up close
Senator John McCain won the New Hampshire primary on the Republican side in 2008. Between the Lines / By Peter McDermott Eight years ago, on a trip...

 



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