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'Raw' is well done
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'Raw' is well done
"Janie Condon: Raw & Unchained" Directed by Gus Kaikkonen • St. Luke's Theatre, 308 West 46th St., NYC • Through May 3, 2011Doing stand-up comedy s...
'Celtic' ruminations and Madden's mastery
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'Celtic' ruminations and Madden's mastery
Remember the surfeit of albums with the word "Celtic" or "Celt" in their titles? They bobbed like buoys in a slick-green sea swollen by post-"River...
Irish language programs gaining in strength
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Irish language programs gaining in strength
I am back in New York after a short break. I was at Wisconsin University, Madison for the American Conference for Irish Studies (ACIS) last week. I...
A pretty good 'Book'
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A pretty good 'Book'
By Joseph Hurley "The Book of Mormon" • Book, Music and Lyrics By Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone • Eugene O'Neill Theatre, 230 W. 49th St...
The Long Blue Line
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The Long Blue Line
Profiles in Irish-American Service / By Brian McCabe [caption id="attachment_63828" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Brian Monaghan."][/cap...
Grieving two deaths, grateful for two lives
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Grieving two deaths, grateful for two lives
By Earle Hitchner [caption id="attachment_63775" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Jason Earle Hitchner (1987-2011) and Sandy Walker (1947-2...
A second-place finish
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A second-place finish
By Joseph Hurley [caption id="attachment_63745" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="From left: Brian Cox, Jason Patric, Jim Gaffigan, Chris No...
 Button accordionist Whelan thinks of others first
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Button accordionist Whelan thinks of others first
By Earle Hitchner [caption id="attachment_63706" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="John Whelan"][/caption] Like other Irish music critics, I...
'White Irish Drinkers' to open Craic Festival
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'White Irish Drinkers' to open Craic Festival
By Karen Butler [caption id="attachment_63667" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Nick Thurston and Leslie Murphy in a scene from "White Iris...
All aboard the McNulty Family’s Irish Showboat
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All aboard the McNulty Family’s Irish Showboat
By Earle Hitchner [caption id="attachment_63590" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Feet fly as Eileen and Peter McNulty high-step to their m...
 Franny's memory still inspires 30 years on
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Franny's memory still inspires 30 years on
By Peter McDermott [caption id="attachment_42199" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Mary O'Dowd of the Frances Pope Memorial Foundation."][/...
Joe Derrane is the Irish Echo’s top traditional artist of 2010
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Joe Derrane is the Irish Echo’s top traditional artist of 2010
By Earle Hitchner Since 1993, the Irish Echo has honored these 16 musicians -- and two radio hosts -- with its highest annual accolade, “Traditiona...

 

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