Author: Michael Kehoe

A new documentary about Shane MacGowan reveals that the star had a crush on his ‘Fairytale of New York’ co-lead singer Kirsty MacColl. The Pogues’ frontman wrote the classic Christmas song with bandmate Jem...

If the Pied Piper of Hamelin ever needed any help gathering cows, he should give Sharon Shannon a call. The traditional Irish music star has released a very moo-ving video onto her social media...

A lesser known style of singing takes place at a Cork convention every year and sees groups of singers perform songs a cappella in the ‘Sacred Harp’ style that developed in the southern states...

The latest single from Irish traditional singer Elle Marie O’Dwyer sees the singer in patriotic mood. The song – called ‘Brave Ireland’ – along with the video by Tadhg Hayes is sure to have...

A simple matter of their flight being delayed wasn’t enough to get this group of Irish holiday makers down in the dumps. The traditional Irish band Daoirí Farrell had the misfortune of being trapped...

Ed Sheeran may take a long break from music and might even quit altogether following the huge success of his third album. The superstar singer has a sell-out arena tour to compete and will...

A song called Galway Girl is one of the highlights of British songwriter Ed Sheeran’s new album. It isn’t a cover of the classic Irish song but an original that the star wrote with...

Song writing sensation Ed Sheeran will appear in the next season of Game of Thrones, which will be aired in July this year. It is not yet known what role the Galway Girl singer...

The Irish beauty behind Ed Sheeran’s new hit, Galway Girl, has revealed the true story behind the song, and sadly it’s not quite as romantic as we might have thought. The lyrics describe how...

Ed Sheeran is proud of his Irish roots and Ireland has a big influence on his latest album Divide, featuring a song called Galway Girl and several top Irish musicians. But it doesn’t stop...