It wasn’t until coming to the United States that Keith Roberts, lead singer for the Celtic rock band Young Dubliners, connected with his Irish musical roots.”Growing up in Ireland I was far more ...

In a few days, he'll be tending to his sorely missed garden, planting vegetables, cultivating new life from old soil. Keith Roberts has been on the road since early February, and he's looking forward ...

No one used the term “Celtic rock” when Keith Roberts bought Fair City, an Irish pub in Santa Monica, Calif., in 1993. The Pogues were already famous, having achieved widespread fame for their blend ...

When Keith Roberts was founding his band, The Young Dubliners, in the early 1990s, the marriage of traditional Irish music and rock 'n' roll wasn't nearly as widespread as is it today. What once was a ...

Get an early start on your St. Patrick's Day celebration with The Young Dubliners' show in Rifle. The Celtic rock band will play at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 5, at Ute Theater, 132 E. Fourth St., in ...

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 ...

“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 ...

"Banjo" Barney McKenna, the last original member of the Irish folk band the Dubliners, died Thursday. He was 72 and had just marked his 50th year with the troupe. McKenna was considered the most ...