All five of these murder ballads are unsettlingly creepy, but there is one that stands out among the rest as the darkest by far.

Traditional Irish meets alt-electric band Chasing Abbey played a storming sellout gig to a lively and enthusiastic crowd, some of whom had travelled over from Ireland to witness the band’s first ever ...

Offsetting Charli xcx, Chaney’s take on 19th-century ballad Dark Eyed Sailor accompanies Margot Robbie on the moors – but it’s just a tiny part of her culture-crossing, history-vaulting musical catalo ...

The Dublin Legends - Sean Cannon, Paul Watchorn, Gerry O’Connor and Shay Kavanagh - have over 50 years of performing experience between them with The Dubliners and Sean Cannon has been the lead singer ...

How to Get to Heaven from Belfast is a dark comedy-mystery brimming with sharp Northern Irish wit. The series premiered on Netflix on 12 February 2026 and was produced by Element Pictures.

Robert McMillen speaks to legendary Mancunian trad musician Michael McGoldrick, who will be playing at a special concert at ...

The event also revealed that Springsteen shared some of my initial hesitations about “Streets of Minneapolis.” He said that before releasing it, he’d sent it to Tom Morello, the former Rage Against ...

Just like the recent Troy Parrott-aided success of Ireland’s national team, Madra Salach’s completely sold tour proves that they too are truly aiming for the big leagues. Read our Play Next interview ...

Way Out” is the debut album of Boston-based Ishna, a contemporary Irish folk band. Ishna explores traditional repertoire within the context of a global setting, bringing the band members’ diverse ...

Composer Finn Anderson and director Tania Azevedo have created a powerful generational journey through the history of Appalachian song Much of the music of central Appalachia – the mountainous region ...

Sporadically transcendent, mostly absurd, this folk musical sees a modern lesbian in New York find her true self by communing with her ballad-singing, proto-feminist female ancestors. Lush harmonies ...