Here’s something that’s been creating a bit of a buzz in Irish music circles for the last few weeks.
It’s the tribute to Ronnie Drew. No, […]

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The following review of To Hell Or Barbados by Damien Dempsey, appears in a slightly shorter version in the July 2007 issue of the Midwest […]

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Speaking of anger, it’s Sunday, and I always think of Sunday as a day of anger.
Apartheid is something that used to make me angry. […]

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Being Irish and walking among American flagpoles with their flags at half-mast has me thinking of the dead.
You know the way we sing happy-clappy sing-a-longy […]

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A couple of years ago there was a lot of Scottish music at the Irish festival in Crown Center, some of it by way of […]

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Damien Dempsey has a nice interview in the Dublin People, Northside and Southside united apparently.
Update: I get to interview Damo
For all his rapping and […]

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The Cliffs of Moher. You crawl to the edge, and your testicles crawl somewhere else. Such is the power of nature and a sheer drop […]

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The latest Chat from Christy Moore is out, and it’s mostly a review from the man himself of gigs in Wexford, Cork, and Clonakilty.
Larry […]

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Speaking of Christy Moore, and speaking of people singing Spancil Hill, here is a video of Christy Moore singing Spancil Hill with Mr Shane MacGowan. […]

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We didn’t have to wait for too long for the next Christy Moore Chat. It has Christy explaining why he sings what songs he chooses […]

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Showing that it’s almost impossible these days to draw up a list without an Irish reference, so far - and there’s a ways to go […]

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In the mid 1980s I was responsible for auditing the Irish Singles Charts prior to an overhaul of the system. The final calculation of chart […]

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Christy Moore is a barometer of the evolving tradition of Irish traditional songs the world over. And when he speaks, it matters. The Christy Chat […]

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If legalizing the illegal Irish in Kansas City and beyond is your cup of tea, you might want to support the CD No Paddy Left […]

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So you’re wondering how Luka Bloom’s US tour is going? Luka has just played Arizona, and says the tour is going great. In Bloom’s longest […]

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I found that review of the Christy Moore gig with brother Luka Bloom in support that I told you about a while back.
It took […]

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Luka Bloom’s latest CD, Innocence, is currently featured by Jefito, music writer and former musician.
Luka Bloom, who plays the Irish Festival here in Kansas City […]

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Speaking of criminally bad Irish music, Dan Doherty released his 2nd Celtic Memories podcast this week.
Sinead O’Connor and Van Morrison are featured on the […]

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