“Banjo” Barney McKenna, the last original member of Irish folk band the Dubliners, died Thursday, April 5, while having a morning cup of tea with a friend. He was 72 and had just marked his 50th year ...

Just ahead of St. Patrick’s Day, the Irish spirit will be in full swing thanks to the Young Dubliners – with a bit of an additional twist. Since 1988, the band has been combining traditional Irish ...

To some listeners, Irish folk music suggests a vista of the Wee Folk prancing in a Donegal sunrise, described in the sad sweet tones of John McCormack. But Ireland is currently in the middle of a folk ...

During the early 1980s, the holy trinity of alt-rock out of the United Kingdom comprised U2, which hails from Ireland, Big Country from Scotland and the Alarm from Wales. Each of the then-emerging ...

When the Young Dubliners got their start 18 years ago in Los Angeles, the pool of Irish bands was small, including future legends U2 and pioneering punk band The Pogues. "Most peoples' idea of Irish ...