Culture
Home away from home below tracks
Nav, who is originally from Tipperary, Mandy, a native Iowan, and Ryan enjoy a family Saturday afternoon in the Shannon Pot. PHOTOS: PETER MCDERMOT...
March 08, 2016
by Peter McDermott
Culture
‘Os’ crosses over to ‘third stream’
Slow Moving Clouds. By Daniel Neely Slow Moving Clouds is an excellent, fascinating new group that draws on and re-imagines traditional Irish, Nord...
March 07, 2016
by Daniel Neely
Culture
Music fans get the ‘jolk’
Mongoose on stage. By Colleen Taylor This week, I’ve been enjoying the “jolks” of a mongoose—and that’s a sentence only partly punned. The young Du...
March 04, 2016
by Colleen Taylor
Culture
Another night of great story-telling
Pat Fenton on Park Avenue. The Irish-American Writers & Artists Salon will reconvene tonight, Thursday, at the Symphony Space's Thalia Bar, 2537 Br...
March 03, 2016
by Karen Daly
Culture
City of Savage Dreamers
Nelson’s Pillar, seen here in 1927, was opened on Oct. 21, 1809. Its inner stone staircase to the viewing tower was popular with visitors to Dublin...
March 02, 2016
by Honor Molloy
Culture
‘Beautiful and unexpected’
Sara Baume PHOTO BY THOMAS LANGDON Page Turner/ Edited by Peter McDermott Ireland’s newest literary stars have warmly welcomed Sara Baume to their ...
March 01, 2016
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Trad with song-writing flair
Kern's debut is "The False Deceiver." By Daniel Neely From County Louth, Kern is a traditional group with a polished, contemporary touch. The group...
February 29, 2016
by Daniel Neely
Culture
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...
February 26, 2016
by Colleen Taylor
Culture
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...
February 25, 2016
by Peter McDermott
Culture
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...
February 24, 2016
by Patricia Phelan
Culture
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...
February 23, 2016
by Karen Butler
Culture
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...
February 22, 2016
by Ray O'Hanlon