You may have noticed that a lot of people across the world love playing or listening to traditional Irish instruments. They have very strong rhythms and warm tones, which make them popular. Musicians ...

If your blood runs even a wee bit green, then the Musical Instrument Museum‘s “Experience Ireland” celebration is a must-see happening. The weekend event (March 16 and 17 — of course) features a ...

A study comparing modern horns played in India to ancient Irish instruments dating back to the Bronze and Iron Ages suggests a sustained cultural exchange between the two regions. The study, which was ...

Imagine a sound, a tone. Engineering and math might go into creating a musical instrument that can make that tone, but that same sound also depends on acoustics, perception, creativity — a multitude ...

Haymes calls himself a “utility infielder” in Ramblin Jug Stompers, responsible for many of the unusual sounds that don’t come from the typical stringed instruments in acoustic bands. At the band’s ...

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It used to be that the phrase “Irish music” was understood by most Americans to mean one thing: folk music. Whether it was rollicking rebel songs sung by the Clancy Brothers or a spirited reel ...