It’s always good to come across a talented young artist performing Irish music – when that artist has a style all of their own, it’s even more exciting. Tara O’Grady certainly fits that category. She mixes traditional Irish melodies with modern jazz rhythms and the result is a sound that’s completely her own and totally… Continue reading Tara O’Grady – Irish music fused with jazz
Author: Patrick Kehoe
Pat Kehoe is a writer for Irish Music Daily.
His favourite Irish music bands are the Dubliners and Planxty.
Moonrakers – Celtic music that ‘oozes quality’
The Moonrakers are a four-piece band play both traditional tunes and also contemporary songs and melodies in the traditional idiom. Much of their music is based around the Celtic harp but there are also huge contributions from the fiddle, guitar, bouzouki and bodhran.
Calling musicians from Ireland’s 32 counties
There’s a plea going out to musicians from all of Ireland’s 32 counties – come and break records in The Longest Traditional Music Session Ever. The event is being organised in honour of a very special man and singer called John Norton – and to raise money for the hospice where sadly he died last… Continue reading Calling musicians from Ireland’s 32 counties
Singer Oonagh Cassidy joins our video showcase
Irish Music Forever is happy to welcome Irish singer Oonagh Cassidy to our Video Showcase section. That’s the place where we highlight some of the best artists around on the circuit today. Talented singer-songwriter Oonagh Cassidy certainly falls into that category.
Brendan O’Loughlin – Irish singer-songwriter
Irish Music Forever is delighted to launch its new Video Showcase which highlights the talents of some of the best artists from across the world. Our first featured performer is singer-songwriter Brendan O’Loughlin who was born and raised in Ireland but is now based in the US.
