Traditional Christmas songs are interwoven on this 60-song Irish playlist with newer, modern Christmas tunes that are sure to become classics in due course. Perhaps not surprisingly, this Irish ...

Northern Irish-born composer William ... an expert on Christmas carols, believes that some traditional carols sprang out of drinking songs that were created as part of community entertainment.

We have been invited by the Irish Embassy for their Irish Christmas event ... I do something different—I put a little bit of traditional Irish music into my songs, whereas my mother’s and ...

In a country with as rich a musical heritage as Ireland, it’s no wonder caroling is popular – especially when there are gorgeous Irish Christmas songs like the "Wexford Carol" and "Fairytale ...

The Pogues are one of those bands that sound old school and modern at the same time, and that was, and still is, part of ...

Shane MacGowan, frontman of The Pogues, died at the age of 65. Fairytale of New York, his most famous song, is a Christmas ...

BILLINGS — For nearly 20 years, a group of local musicians has been playing traditional Irish music at various bars in Billings, transporting listeners straight to a pub in Ireland. Each week ...

A group of local musicians has been playing traditional Irish music at various bars in Billings, for nearly 20 years, transporting listeners straight to a pub in Ireland. Each week, Sláinte/Pug ...

‘Holly Jolly Christmas ... Ives to English-Irish tenant farmers in Illinois – had a voice that was warm, mellow, and perfectly suited to singing sentimental festive songs.

When I lived in New York, this was the song I often played ... Silent Night. Christmas isn’t Christmas until you’ve heard overlong flute versions of traditional carols God Rest Ye Merry ...

Venues and pubs in Carrick-on-Shannon, Kilcar and Belturbet are among the places featured on the new series of TG4's Irish traditional music series Geantraí, which returns for its 19th season ...

Boston Celtic Music Festival will take place from Jan. 16 to 19, featuring many Celtic music acts and events. Summer McCall, ...