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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...
Actors to stay in limelight for 2016
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Actors to stay in limelight for 2016
Brendan Gleeson. PHOTOS BY ROLLING NEWS . IE By Michael Gray The fanfare for Irish films and filmmakers at the recent Sundance Film Festival amplif...
Four styles, one top-notch sound
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Four styles, one top-notch sound
Charm City Junction. By Daniel Neely Charm City Junction, a Maryland-based group that has recently released its self-titled debut, calls what it do...
Principle or pride at stake?
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Principle or pride at stake?
A scene from The Irish Repertory Theatre's production of “The Burial at Thebes” with Colin Lane as the Guard, Rebekah Brockman as Antigone, Katie F...
Holding out for 100 days
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Holding out for 100 days
Page Turner / Edited by Peter McDermot It may have been one of history’s strangest invasions, but it is also, according to author Des Ekin, one of ...
Teachers with sterling reputations
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Teachers with sterling reputations
Kieran Jordan. By Daniel Neely Boston is one of the great Irish music scenes in the United States. It has a very strong Comhaltas presence, there a...



 



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