Celtic Week News Today

BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) — Beckley’s Irish/Celtic Week is the spiritual successor to the old Irish Festivals that Beckley used to put in stage. And kicking off this celebration was a rousing concert and clogging exhibition at the Raleigh Playhouse and Theatre. Jill Moorefield, Director at Beckley Events, masterminded this event and said she’s glad to […]

Mick Moloney, a recording artist, folklorist, concert presenter and professor who championed traditional Irish culture and encouraged female instrumen

An Irish immigrant to the U.S., he was a recording artist, scholar and concert presenter who also encouraged women to join a male-dominated folk tradition.