One of Ireland's top
traditional folk outfits, Altan
have garnered a slew of
awards and an international
following. Founding Altan...
Irvine helped revive Celtic
folk in Ireland, first forming
the irreverent Sweeney's
Men and then going on to
found Planxty. Irvine's int...
DANÚ are an Irish traditional
music group based in an
Rinn/Ring, Co. Waterford,
Ireland. Danu has won "best
group" in both 2001 and 2...
De Dannan formed in 1974,
just as several wonderful
neo-traditional Celtic
groups were springing up
across Ireland. The group...
Traditional Irish music gets a
swift kick in the kilt with
upbeat arrangements put
into a Pop/Rock context.
Legendary folk ensemble
combining urban and
political themes. The band
formed after sessions at
O'Donoghue's Pub in Dubli...
A "super group" of
accomplished Irish solo
musicians, Lunasa is on the
forefront of a new inventive
Celtic folk music scene. L...
Easily the world's greatest
Irish fiddle player, Hayes
has a lyrical, lightning-fast
style that stuns while
eschewing dogma. Thoug...
Matt Molloy is regarded by
many as the greatest Irish
flute player ever.
Patrick Street originated in
1986 as a one-off
supergroup that went on to
release albums throughout
the '90s. Patrick Street in...
This short-lived folk revival
band helped rescue Celtic
folk from pub songs,
restoring subtlety and grace
to the genre. The band's...
The Bothy Band were one
of the great superstar Celtic
folk bands of the mid-'70s.
The group brought a
percussive rock excitem...
The Chieftains' fresh, vital
interpretations of traditional
Irish folk have wowed
international audiences for
decades. Your parents' P...
This clan of singing Irish
emigres helped catalyze the
Greenwich Village folk
scene and became a very
popular singing group.
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