Culture
Sad, funny Brontë in forgiving mood
[caption id="attachment_71524" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Maxine Linehan in "Brontë; a Portrait of Charlotte.""][/caption] "Brontë; a...
May 09, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
‘The Anvil’ pays tribute to father’s memory
In New York City, we’re privileged to have strong institutional support for traditional music. Organizations like Irish Arts Center, Glucksman Irel...
May 09, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
FDNY pipers team up with Mets for 50th
I once tried to learn how to play the bagpipes in the hopes of joining a local pipe band. I didn’t last very long. There weren’t enough hours in th...
May 09, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Alliance with Staller works well for Rep
[caption id="attachment_71474" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Margaret Loesser Robinson (Violet), Janie Brookshire (Ann/Ana) and Laurie K...
May 09, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Golway for Galway as NY gov honored
[caption id="attachment_71394" align="alignright" width="350" caption="Terry Golway."][/caption] Hugh Carey, the late governor of New York, will be...
May 02, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
How the Irish made Americans
[caption id="attachment_71390" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="James R. Barrett."][/caption] The writer and activist (and later Nobel Peac...
May 02, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Regional fleadhs discussed in St. Louis
[caption id="attachment_71387" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Musicians performing in St. Louis at the weekend."][/caption] This past wee...
May 02, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Kin emerge as best new act in NJ
[caption id="attachment_71384" align="alignright" width="600" caption="Tom Johnston and Deirdre Forrest performed at 67 live shows in 2011."][/capt...
May 02, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Linehan feels affinity with Charlotte Brontë
[caption id="attachment_71350" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Maxine Linehan will star in the revival of the one-woman play “Brontë: a po...
May 02, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Sensational Julie Feeney hits New York
[caption id="attachment_71248" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Julie Feeney on stage. "][/caption] A truly brilliant artist will be in New...
April 25, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
John Cusack looks on the dark side
[caption id="attachment_71245" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="John Cusack and Brendan Gleeson in a scene from "The Raven.""][/caption] Ir...
April 25, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Augusta's thirty-year tradition of excellence
[caption id="attachment_71242" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="A session in full swing at Augusta. "][/caption] "With traditional music it...
April 25, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff