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Distinctive, proud, loyal to 2 cultures
Celtic Cross on Stone Street. By Colleen Taylor It feels like “New York Irish” should be its own category on iTunes, have its own section in the re...
May 11, 2015
by Irish Echo Staff
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Windswept west evoked at IAC
Norah Rendell’s “Spinning Yarns” is comprised of Irish, Scottish and English songs collected decades ago in Canada. By Daniel Neely New York City’s...
May 08, 2015
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Crumlin's black rebel
" A History of Irish Music" -- an extract Phil Lynott in 1984. PHOTOCALL IRELAND By Larry Kirwan It was hard to ignore Phil Lynott. He was like a f...
May 07, 2015
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Questions for Tara Erraught
Tara Erraught. PHOTO: KRISTIN SPEED Tara Erraught, the 28-year-old mezzo-soprano from Dundalk, Co. Louth, will make her U.S. debut on Monday in Ros...
May 06, 2015
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Sean O'Casey on the Upper East Side
David English, left, and Wil Hart rehearse their respective roles of Johnny Boyle and IRA Mobiliser in “Juno and the Paycock.” By Peter McDermott p...
May 05, 2015
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Spellbinding Hayes proves she’s special
The work of Tipperary native Gemma Hayes has been featured on a number of primetime television shows, like “Grey’s Anatomy,” “One Tree Hill” and “P...
May 04, 2015
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Festive doubleheader of performance and readings
By Karen Daly The Irish American Writers & Artists salon followed last week’s launch party for IAW&A President Larry Kirwan’s new book, “A History ...
April 30, 2015
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Fresh or Frozen, Peas Rise to the Occasion
Burdock’s, an iconic Dublin chipper. PHOTO: MARGARET M. JOHNSON By Margaret M. Johnson As a food writer, I generally recommend using fresh ingredie...
April 29, 2015
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Lamy gets help from trad’s finest
By Daniel Neely letters@irishecho.com Last week I visited NYC’s Irish Arts Center and saw the group This Is How We Fly perform. It was a wonderful ...
April 28, 2015
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Two songwriters rapidly rising
“If You Got Love,” the latest from Róisín O, goes in a different direction to her debut “Secret Life of Blue.” By Colleen Taylor The Irish music sc...
April 27, 2015
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
When A-listers joined the fray
A door into the past on Warren Street. PHOTO: PETER MCDERMOTT By Peter McDermott The novelist Norman Mailer said of Senator Robert Kennedy, “[I]t w...
April 24, 2015
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Helping the peace with Piece
Piece wants to present the new face of Northern Ireland: youthful, fun and creative. The photo by Christopher Heaney is of Patrick and Tom McMeekin...
April 23, 2015
by Irish Echo Staff