Whether you’re hosting a karaoke night in your living room for your close friends, hitting up your local bar or riding solo, it’s not St. Paddy’s Day until someone drunkenly belts “Danny Boy” at the ...

March 17 is St. Patrick's Day and whatever your annual tradition is, searching for a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow might be on the list. Unfortunately, while you're unlikely to discover a hidden ...

The Nobel Prize laureate William Butler Yeats once described the Irish as “having an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy.” That joy is manifested in song for ...

Hozier is an Irish singer-songwriter known for his soulful voice and unique mix of indie rock, blues, and folk music. He gained worldwide fame with his hit song, Take Me to Church. His music often ...

Paul McCartney released “Give Ireland Back To The Irish” as Wings’ debut single in February 1972, influenced by the Bogside Massacre—aka Bloody Sunday—that occurred a month before. The song was banned ...

We'll leave the debates over why the Irish are such champions of the written word — Is it the island's strong oral traditions surrounding the seanchai, or storyteller? The rich vein of Celtic folklore ...

Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 and an Irish song tradition inspired Paul McCartney on The Beatles‘ “I Saw Her Standing There.” Paul used many of his literary and musical favorites in his songs. In The Lyrics ...

Irish poet Paul Muldoon has complied the lyrics to Paul McCartney's most iconic songs in a luminous two-volume collection. But he goes further and has McCartney recount the story behind each iconic ...

For fans of the new Irish guitar wave and dark yet hopeful alt-rock/post-punk, ‘Seasons’ takes London-based Irish duo TV ...

Irish musician Tommy Makem, who succumbed to lung cancer Wednesday, is credited with helping to popularize traditional Irish music in America and beyond. He is best known for songs such as "Four Green ...

We don't care if you're a toddler or an adult, all of these great Irish songs instantly become the worst ones to sing if you're trying to claw together the lyrics on St Patrick's Day. If your buddy ...

I admit it publicly now. While sitting down to write columns on local bars and nightclubs, I often break out into song. Specifically, Irish drinking songs. And, as my co-workers will tell you, I do ...