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Folk taps into shared heritage
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Folk taps into shared heritage
Wales' Jack Harris cites Irish folk as an influence. By Colleen Taylor Summer is the season of folkies. As a self-professed folkie fetishist, I alw...
We Banjo 3 build fascinating niche
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We Banjo 3 build fascinating niche
By Daniel Neely We Banjo 3 is a band comprised of high-caliber, imaginative players whose musical vision strikes a clean balance between Irish trad...
New York celebrates Yeats
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New York celebrates Yeats
A portrait of William Butler Yeats by his father John Butler Yeats (1900). By Peter McDermott W.B Yeats is just so damned sexy. So Irish Repertory ...
Wise entertainer, campaigner
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Wise entertainer, campaigner
By Daniel Neely A couple of weeks ago I previewed Tommy Sands’s show “The Ballad of a Songman” that took place at the Irish Arts Center on the 30th...
Film reunites HBO show’s stars
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Film reunites HBO show’s stars
Mark Wahlberg. PHOTO: WB By Karen Butler “Entourage,” the celebrated HBO series inspired by how Mark Wahlberg brought his childhood friends along w...
‘Beyond the Blue’ reintroduces Duhks
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‘Beyond the Blue’ reintroduces Duhks
The Duhks will be performing at venues in the Northeast this summer. By Colleen Taylor When it comes to genre, everything is fair game for the Duhk...
‘Belle’ subverts comedic narrative with surprises
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‘Belle’ subverts comedic narrative with surprises
Kate Lydic and Arielle Hoffman in a scene from “The Belle of Belfast.” PHOTO: CAROL ROSEGG Review by Sean Williams The Irish Repertory Theatre’s pr...
An undertaker hits, then runs
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An undertaker hits, then runs
Jeremy Massey. PHOTO: BENN JAE Page Turner / Edited by Peter McDermott “More Brendan Behan than Dennis Lehane.” That’s what the reviewer at the Nat...
Salon goes to bat for libraries
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Salon goes to bat for libraries
Mark Butler. Text by Karen Daly Photos by Cat Dwyer The stars came out for IAW&A’s first fundraising Salon, The Amazing Library Variety Show on Tue...
CD projects mystery,  sense of displacement
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CD projects mystery, sense of displacement
By Daniel Neely Sometimes you have to search far and wide to find the best out there, but sometimes you only need to look in your own backyard. Hai...
Young stars paved way for ‘Yes’ vote
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Young stars paved way for ‘Yes’ vote
Hozier's "Take Me to Church" is not a typical pop song. By Colleen Taylor The continued, international elation inspired by Ireland’s passing of the...
Array of talent at 6th annual NYNB
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Array of talent at 6th annual NYNB
Playwright Brona Crehan By Peter McDermott pmcdermott@irishecho.com Although business, trade and investment will get plenty of air time at the 6th ...

 



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