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Prominent Canadians, political leaders, and family members remembered former prime minister and Progressive Conservative titan Brian Mulroney as an ambitious and compassionate nation-builder at his state funeral on Saturday.

Prominent Canadians, political leaders, and family members remembered former prime minister and Progressive Conservative titan Brian Mulroney as an ambitious and compassionate nation-builder at his state funeral on Saturday.

Did you know that 'Danny Boy' wasn't written by an Irish person? In this video, Irish singer Cathy Maguire travels to Limavady, Co Derry in Ireland to uncover the Irish history behind the worldwide phenomenon that is the song "Danny Boy". 

LAWTON, OK — The Cameron University Concert Band and the Cameron/Lawton Community Band will unite to present “Unsung Heroes.”

Our guide to the saddest songs in musical history. For hundreds more illuminating and inspiring guides to music, visit www.classical-music.com

‘Sweet Memories: The Music of Ray Price and the Cherokee Cowboys’ releases Aug. 4.

The video of Emma Sophia Ryan, a four-year-old from Kinsale, Co Cork, singing ‘Danny Boy’ against a backdrop of stunning Irish scenery has received millions of views since it was posted on Facebook.

 The woodwind ensembles of the Shippensburg University music department held their fall semester concert in Old Main Chapel on Nov. 6. Three groups including the flute choir, clarinet ensemble and saxophone ensemble spent the semester coming together and practicing various pieces for this concert.  

At Cadillac Palace Theatre, Glen Hansard, Marketa Irglova and band revisit “Falling Slowly” and the movie’s other enduring songs, and pay homage to Ireland and Ukraine.