Culture
'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...
April 20, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
'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...
April 14, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
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...
April 14, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
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...
April 13, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
The Long Blue Line
Profiles in Irish-American Service / By Brian McCabe [caption id="attachment_63828" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Brian Monaghan."][/cap...
April 06, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
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...
March 30, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
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...
March 23, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
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...
March 16, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
'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...
March 09, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
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...
March 02, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
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."][/...
January 26, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
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...
January 19, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff