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Maureen O'Donoghue lives in Paris and sings and plays guitar in a duo with Scotsman Jordan Kay. I attended one of their recent gigs in “La Cave Café”, Paris 75018. That night, the terrific music gave ...

When The Friel Sister take the stage at the Barre Opera House at 7:30 p.m. Friday, they’ll bring their youthful sounds of Irish and Scots music. Anna, Sheila and Clare Friel are Glasgow-born but ...

Phoebe Bridgers has released her annual holiday cover — this time with the help of her boygenius bandmates. This year’s choice is “The Parting Glass” — a Scottish and Irish traditional that Sinéad ...

SPRINGFIELD — She’s topped the Irish charts with three No. 1 singles and a No. 1 album, but for Emer Dunne, performing in the U.S. is relatively new territory. “Folk music and songs from Ireland, ...

Rousing and toe-tapping Celtic, Scottish and Irish folk and rock music will be featured during the Dixon Scottish Highland Games, set for 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 30, at the Dixon Fairgrounds ...

The Folk Orchestra of Santa Barbara returns this autumn and winter with a lineup of shows featuring sea-chantey singalongs, a visit from an international Scottish fiddle master, more Irish songs and ...

In this series, I'll take a closer look at songs that have become well-known and loved within Celtic cultures, like "Raglan Road" from Ireland, "The Skye Boat Song" from Scotland, and "All Through the ...

With an Irish bouzouki on his knee and harmonica resting on his chin, Andy Irvine performed a medley of original and classic Irish folk songs Thursday night in the tightly-packed Andover Room at the ...

Dàibhidh Stiùbhard's impressive singing is inspired by his passion for his Irish heritage. Stiùbhard, from Cookstown, in Co Tyrone, became interested in his Irish roots at the age of 17 and pursued ...