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W. B. Yeats in 1933. [Pirie MacDonald/Library of Congress] By Daniel Neely In the media player this week is a very interesting album that I teased ...

Five of the Crannua Collective’s 10 members. Each track on their first album is a collaboration, involving the songwriting efforts of at least two ...

We Banjo 3. PHOTO BY DAVID NORTON Music Notes / By Colleen Taylor Part 1 You wouldn’t know it from my daily weather report here in Dublin, but summ...

Cherish the Ladies’ “All the Valley Down” is one of the most beautiful ballads you can hear this Christmas. By Colleen Taylor It’s that time of yea...

In approaching “Burning Down,” Ashley Davis said “Go big…because why not?” Music Notes / By Colleen Taylor There are musicians who are steadfast—wh...

Caitriona O’Leary PHOTO BY LAELIA MILLERI By Colleen Taylor The past few years, it’s become something of a column tradition for me to share my Celt...

SOAK, AKA Bridie Monds-Watson. By Colleen Taylor Every year on the brink of the New Year, I like to review my favorite albums of the past year. The...

By Colleen Taylor Singer-songwriter Ashley Davis is lighting her tree in a different way this year—with a new Christmas album. Entitled “The Christ...

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[caption id="attachment_69887" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Ashley Davis."][/caption] Ashley Davis grew up on the plains of Kansas wher...

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Standing in the freezing rain on the Falls Road watching the parade, eating chocolate (because we are allowed to break Lent on that day.) Have you ...

A cold, wet afternoon in the early 1950s. My brother and I were on the reviewing stand with our father. We stood in the fold of his overcoat, prote...

St Patrick's Day is one of our busiest times of year at the Irish Arts Center, so I have lots of great memories. Opening plays such as "The Kings o...

Age 34 Place of Birth Lawrence, Kansas Where you live NYC/Kansas First Job Intern on a country radio program in Topeka. What it taught me That list...