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When they played Carnegie Hall in 1962 the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem included a wonderful 13-minute vignette of songs from their childhood. They were off and running and the result was one of their greatest albums for Columbia Records. “In Person at Carnegie Hall” contains the usual songs about drink, women...

Jenny Lee chats to George Furey, one half of Ireland's most influential folk bands The Fureys about busking, friendship and why he keeps on singing

Shane MacGowan’s legacy will not be stories of his drinking. It will be the songs he left behind. Misfit or not, he was the greatest songwriter Ireland has produced.

Shane MacGowan, the late frontman and songwriter of The Pogues is being remembered as one of the best lyricist...

On November 22, 1963, Irish-American President John F Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. Here is a look at his life that was tragically cut short.

Phil Coulter has recalled a tragic windsurfing accident that claimed the life of his brother and led to a special “connection and respect” for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI).

Derry singer-songwriter, Phil Coulter has revealed that the death of his brother, Brian, by drowning in Lough Swilly in 1984 led him to write the RNLI anthem “Home from the Sea”.

Recalling the brilliance of the Irish American folk band The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Maken on the anniversary of the great Tom Clancy's death.

Eleanor McEvoy teamed  up with Mary Black, Dolores Keane, Sharon Shannon, Frances Black and Maura OConnell for an album that became a phenomenon 

The Patrick O’Keeffe Festival, in Co Kerry this October bank holiday weekend, continues to mine the riches of a regional music style that’s now thriving