At first glance, the fiddle looks a lot like a violin. The biggest difference is the piece that holds the strings together. "The bridge itself can be a little bit flatter, so you can play multiple ...

SHEFFIELD — Growing up in London, fiddle player Kevin Burke received the best education in Irish traditional music that anyone could ask for. When Burke came of age in the 1960s, the influx of Irish ...

Irish traditional music, from “Danny Boy” to rowdy pub songs to dynamic dance numbers, is a social practice. Nora Revenaugh of Clinton, who plays the fiddle and sings in both Irish and English, ...

In mid-March, Bronwyn Keith-Hynes found herself on the open seas as part of the Cayamo cruise. The week-long trek to Puerto ...

Lovers of Irish music — and those who simply enjoy the culture, community and “craic" (fun) of the Irish — are invited to the second annual Shamrock Soiree in Abita Springs on May 31. The Northshore ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Anni Clark is as constant as the northern star when it comes to putting on ...

"I felt, in writing this piece, that there was an openness, or a kind of a renewed freshness, I had working with music materials, because I was working in a new form. It took out all the cobwebs in ...

Kilmaine Saints will perform March 8 at Appalachian Brewing Co. (Photo still from video, from the band's Media Page) Don't Edit Don’t just celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on March 17, there’s live Irish ...

There’s a reason she’s called the Crazy Fiddle Lady. That’s the name Nerea Gourlaouen picked out for her YouTube channel when she was 15, thinking it would be funny. Fifteen years later, after playing ...