Film maker Maarten Roos and cellist Ilse de Ziah have produced a feature length documentary called Living the Tradition, an enchanting journey into old Irish airs. It was a labour of love that saw them travelling all over Ireland gathering material. Here is their story. In December 2012 filmmaker Maarten Roos was looking for Irish… Continue reading Traditional music fans tour Ireland for film
Author: Michael Kehoe
Michael Kehoe is a writer for Irish Music Daily and Ireland Calling.
His favourite Irish Music bands are Flogging Molly and the Dropkick Murphys.
Folk stars Villagers scoop Irish album award
Dublin indie folk band Villagers have won the Meteor Choice Prize for best album for their critically acclaimed 2013 record {Awayland}. The band have shown potential and been a source of excitement among music fans since they formed in 2008. Their debut album, Becoming a Jackal, was also nominated for the Meteor Prize but was… Continue reading Folk stars Villagers scoop Irish album award
Sinead O’Connor to renew her wedding vows
Sinead O’Connor has announced that she is going to renew her wedding vows with her fourth husband Barry Herridge. The couple married in Las Vegas two years ago but separated after just 16 days. However, they remained good friends and their on again off again marriage is firmly back on track. Herridge was there for… Continue reading Sinead O’Connor to renew her wedding vows
U2 echo Beatles with rooftop gig
U2 have followed in the footsteps of the Beatles and performed a gig on a rooftop. The band performed on top of the NBC’s Rockefeller Centre building in New York City for the Tonight Show. They were 71 stories high as they played a track from their new album – invisible – as the sun… Continue reading U2 echo Beatles with rooftop gig
Chieftains Sean Potts dies aged 83
Sean Potts, one of the founding members of the Chieftains and a towering figure in Irish music, has died at the age of 83. He was in the vanguard of the movement to rediscover traditional Irish music in the 1950s. Potts was born in Dublin in 1930 and started playing the tin whistle at an… Continue reading Chieftains Sean Potts dies aged 83