Author: Michael Kehoe

A father and his sons got up onstage at an Irish pub to perform a wonderful version of the classic song ‘The Parting Glass’. Seamus Geaney visited Fitzy’s Pub, Crosshaven to support his son...

A school choir have recorded a haunting version of the song ‘Orphan Girl’. The song was written by Irish composer Brendan Graham and tells the story of a young Irish girl who left Ireland...

Former Cranberries star Dolores O’Riordan has been named as the number one female alternative artist of the last 30 years. The US Billboard’s Alternative Songs chart has been going for three decades.

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...