July in Ireland can be dismal, though, in the West they say 'if you don't like the weather just wait half an hour.' Whatever the weather, I'm hoping to get in a few sessions and give the banjo a bit ...

Brian Morrissey – North Tipperary’s composer tunes up his banjo in the grounds of St. Mary’s.“Success is one thing. You can have your success with a boy band but musically you won’t be respected. I ...

Irish supergroup We Banjo 3 makes its first appearance on Mountain Stage, recorded live at Charleston, W.Va.'s Culture Center Theater. In keeping with the misnomer tradition of Ben Folds Five, ...

The bodhrán is one of Ireland's oldest traditional musical instruments. The bodhrán is the iconic Irish drum, one of a small select family of Celtic instruments that is stated to pre-date Christianity ...

Irish Music Classes Ballydonoghue/Lisselton CCE: Enrolment and registration for classes will take place this Friday Night 7thSeptember in Lisselton School. All Beginner: Tin Whistle, Button Accordion, ...

When Cathy Jordan went on stage at this year’s TG4 Gradam Ceoil concert it was as amhránaí na bliana – singer of the year. But she closed the event accompanying herself on the bodhrán, so putting the ...

Via The Journal Of Music: Cork University Press has recently published Beating Time: The Story of the Irish Bodhrán by Fintan Vallely, a major new study of the instrument with portraits of renowned ...