There’s a lot of great new music this month from Irish artists with decades of experience and those just starting out.

With photo gallery: The sun shone brightly on the 30,000-plus visitors to Chicago’s Gaelic Park as they came to celebrate their Irish heritage at the 23rd Annual Irish Fest.

After their shows last spring supporting Irish traditional super group Celtic Woman, it's finally time for the High Kings to step out on their own. Their U.S.

ONE of Rockland County's great acoustic music venues, the Turning Point (464 Piermont Avenue; 845-359-1089 or www.turningpointcafe.com)in Piermont, New York has booked some top-notch Irish acts for their cozy performance space in the trendy and historic town along the Hudson River.

MILTOWN MALBAY - The sun was declining into a calm Atlantic Ocean and level with the Cliffs of Moher as I made my way down the scenic west coast of Clare on a brilliant late spring Saturday night for a night of majestic uilleann piping.

Given that it was still April, it didn't have anything to do with the famous Willie Clancy Summer School that dominates these shores come the first week of July. Rather, it was the annual Doran Centenary Piping Tionol that was paying homage to the legacy of Johnny and Felix Doran, the pipers from the traveling community, or pavees, in another parlance.

Pierce Turner will be offering what he calls a “classy St. Paddy’s Day” at Joe’s Pub in New York by promising to learn a few classy Irish

The legendary Irish traditional music innovator Finbar Furey will play at Joe’s Pub in Manhattan on March 16 in a one night only show. It’s a terrific choice of venue for a singer and songwriter who has been at the forefront of Irish traditional music for over four