March 17 is St. Patrick's Day and whatever your annual tradition is, searching for a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow might be on the list. Unfortunately, while you're unlikely to discover a hidden ...

Written 11 years after the American Civil War and recorded by Bing Crosby, Elvis Presley, and Johnny Cash among many others, this beloved Irish ballad's history will surprise you. Outside of “The ...

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Irish folk phenomenon Amble release a new song just in time for the Holidays. ‘The Rarest Hour’ is a gorgeously spare ballad that explores the bittersweet pull of nostalgia and indifference to time.

Last year at the Lisdoonvarna-Paris, Franco-Irish ball, as we listened to Tomás Ó Cillín’s singing “Will Ye Go, Lassie, Go?” (aka “Wild Mountain Thyme” and “Purple Heather”), French friends asked me ...