The term “trad music,” short for traditional music, usually describes a type of folk music, though it can apply to other ...

“It’s not your typical ‘Jingle Bells’ shtick,” says flutist Vicki Jordan, describing the music of her Celtic- and Renaissance-influenced ensemble, Kindred Spirits. Her voice warms when she recalls the ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. A pre-St. Patrick’s Day concert of Irish music by Boston-based duo Matt and ...

A group of young traditional musicians from Derry have launched an appeal to help them on their way to the renowned Celtic ...

Celtic music is going metal. The flutes, bagpipes and other woodwind instruments used for more than 500 years to play the folk music of Ireland and Scotland have historically been made, as one might ...

Music in the Irish, Scottish and Cape Breton traditions, performed by Valerie Armstrong on fiddle and Roberta Beckler, flute, will be on the program, to the members and guests of the Irish American ...

GBH Music bids a fond farewell to A Celtic Sojourn host Brian O’Donovan, who died on October 6th. “A Farewell to A Celtic Sojourn,” hosted by Brad Paul, is a moving presentation that pays tribute to ...

The Irish seem born with a love of music. At social gatherings, everyone’s always ready to sing their “party piece.” Performances are judged less by skill than by uninhibited sincerity or showmanship.

The ancient Celts and Druids may have ignited autumn’s Samhain festival eons ago, but Oregonians keep the fire burning. On Saturday, redheads, kilt wearers and people of Celtic ancestry and many who ...

Looking for the coolest traditional Irish music playlist on Spotify? We think we've found it! Whether you have massive FOMO from not making the trek to an Irish music festival or concert this year, or ...

Clare is rich in traditional music, and you’ll never be short of a session if you know where to go, writes Deanna O’Connor. Maura O’Connell, Martin Hayes, Willie Clancy, the Kilfenora Céilí Band—even ...

There’s a pipsqueak of a flute, just a foot long and barely thicker inside than a reed of grass. There are flutes twisted into triangles and other geometric shapes to fit the performers’ mouths. And ...