The modern concert pedal harp is very different to the stringed instrument used to accompany Irish folk music, or the first versions of it found in 2500 BC. It is more powerful and richer in tone, ...

No doubt you will have some remarks on Irish folk music, of which the Irish Suite is an orchestral setting. There is one troublesome point, namely in The Girl I Left Behind Me. According to the ...

Aer Lingus representatives, Music City Irish Fest's CEO Brenda Willis, Irish musician Niall McCabe highlight long ties between Nashville and Ireland.

Mike Connolly's film is an interpretative guide to Irish folk music and its evolving place in Irish culture and the world. Watch some fantastic additional songs performed by featured artists ...

We celebrate the finest in Irish Folk music with a compilation of performances taken from the archives of the BBC. Find out more about some of the featured artists. Managed the rare feat of being ...