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Waterford Is Blessed With Many Things.. Just one of those is the amazing food offering available throughout the city and county! West Waterford Festival of Food is just one of the food festivals that has had to postpone their event this year however they have since developed Festival Spirit – a brand new event which runs from April 23rd-25th. Festival Spirit is a 3-day mini-series of virtual and physically distanced initiatives created to capture a sense of the famous festival. This Friday on...

Sean, Jr., Joe, Kevin, and Mike McGonigal. By Kristin McGowan, Contributor There’s more to piping than meets the ear. Kristin McGowan talks to Joe McGonigal, the highly sought after musician and teacher, about his upcoming plans and the influence of his grandfather on the growth of pipe bands in the United States. ℘℘℘ Once the St. Patrick’s Day parade season is over, some pipe bands take a break for the next round of summer parades, while others gear up for ...

(5 out of 5 stars) "Released in 1987, this is the final recording made by Liam Clancey and Tommy Makem before the duo split up. Its also by far the most interesting musically, and at least some of the credit goes to producer/musician/arranger extraordinaire Donal Lunny.Lunny, whos worked with just about everybody in the Irish music world, contributed bouzoukis, bodhrans and keyboards to the 13 songs. He also did much of the arranging, so much of Weve Come A Long Way has more variety than previ...

Corks Greatest Records: Conal Ó Gráda and his influential 1990 album, The Top of Coom The Ballincollig man drew heavily on Cúil Aodha influences for a record named after the highest pub in Ireland  Conal Ó Gráda recorded The Top of Coom over five days at Tadhg Kelleher’s Sulán Studios in Baile Mhúirne.  Wed, 03 Feb, 2021 - 20:00 Pet O’Connell Irish traditional musicians take many winding roads to learning, but picking up tunes from a whistle-player who is steering a car with his e...