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Like many a musician, for Irish flute player and vocalist Shannon Heaton and her husband Matt, playing music has never been ...

The Grammy-nominated global music sensation Celtic Woman ( the most successful all-female Irish group in history, is set to return to North America and captivate audiences once again with their ...

Aoife O'Donovan performs as part of a special concert honoring her father, Brian O'Donovan, March 14 in Symphony Hall.This is ...

When it comes to the immigrants of yesteryear – especially Irish immigrants to America’s shores –historical distortions and outright lies abound. A huge number of Irish Americans refuse to accept any ...

Despite rainy skies, Suffolk Downs was buzzing with energy this past weekend as the inaugural Seisiún Festival brought together fans of Irish music from across Boston and beyond. The two-day festival ...

You’d be hard-pressed to find a more fitting but controversial symbol of Boston Irish success this or any St. Patrick’s Day. As a recent drive past the site affirmed, it still stands in Jamaica Plain ...

Jon Cronin is universally described as a calming presence, as generous financially as he is unflappable in temperament and not afraid to “show up” and work in the trenches for the many causes he ...

“Black ‘47” – just two words at first glance. In all of Ireland’s history, however, few phrases resonate with such horror. As peasant families in all corners of Ireland struggled to survive in the ...

March is, of course, high tide for Irish/Celtic music happenings, especially around these parts. A look at some upcoming events: •For starters, Lúnasa is in town, playing at the Somerville Theatre on ...

Recent presidential election campaigns in Ireland, in contrast with general, local, and European contests, have been nasty and often replete with ad hominem attacks. The candidates are uniformly ...

Loyalist Killer Hutchinson’s Remarks Offend – In a recent Belfast newspaper interview, Billy Hutchinson, leader of the Progressive Unionist Party in the North who killed two innocent (non-IRA) ...