A two-year uilleann pipe-making class in Dublin is helping to preserve one of Ireland's oldest traditional instruments. The uilleann pipe-making class is part of Ballyfermot College of Further ...

What do John Lennon, "Braveheart," and UNESCO all have in common? Surprisingly, the famed Irish instrument the uilleann pipes. The traditional Irish instrument, the uilleann pipes, has received the ...

A NEW ERA promises to be a mesmerizing fusion of timeless tradition and modern storytelling, a spellbinding tribute to the ...

Rising Irish trad band Réalta is a big deal at home and throughout Europe, where they have played sold-out concerts and festivals since forming in 2011. So it seemed about time that the band, ...

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Band members of the olllam derived the name from the Irish word “ollam” (or Old Irish “ollamh”), which refers to a master ...

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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.