McMullan agrees and he and his band give a solid performance of traditional Irish songs ... almost 40 years and nine CDs later. Today, Blackthorn is made up of McMullan, 73, of Huntington Woods ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The 'music of human interaction, celebration and commiseration': trad Irish is resonating ...

Socks in the Frying Pan, a critically acclaimed trio from Ennis, County Clare—widely regarded as the heartland of Irish traditional music—has established itself as a dominant force in the ...

the city is especially enjoying a resurgence of traditional Irish music – known locally as "trad", a name that gives the genre a hipster cool, far from its humble origins as tunes played in ...

Traditional Irish music was never meant to be listened to sitting down; its function was to get people dancing. And though the music itself has gone through evolutions over the years — like ...

This Friday, Téada will perform at Stargazers Theatre as part of its tour across the U.S. The band plays traditional Irish music, featuring instruments such as the fiddle, accordion, flute ...

There's the sound of banjos, fiddles and tin whistles everywhere, as Irish trad music enjoys ... For young people in Ireland, traditional music offers a "reaffirmed sense of national identity ...