News Ireland Music: Spotify launches new Disney music hub: Listen here
Listeners in the United States, Canada, South Africa, The United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand can simply search “Disney” and find a special home for all the music behind some of ...
News Ireland Music: Music streaming income leads to profit surge at Warner Music’s Irish arm
The growth in income from music streaming contributed to pre-tax profits almost doubling to €546,865 at the Irish arm of music giant Warner Music last year. Warner Music counts all-conquering Ed ...
News Ireland Music: Composer Roger Doyle To Be Conferred As Saoi By The President Of Ireland
Heresy Records recording artist, Roger Doyle, will receive the honor of Saoi, the highest award open to an Irish artist. Doyle will be presented with the symbol of the office of Saoi, the gold Torc by Irish President, Michael D. Higgins. The honor is bestowed by Aosdána, the state-supported association of Irish artists. The title of Saoi is awarded for life and held by - at most - seven distinguished artists at a time. Doyle will be the twentieth artist to receive the honor since its inception in 1984. Former award-winners include Samuel Beckett, Seamus Heaney, Brian Friel and Louis Le Brocquy.
News Ireland Music: meet the women transforming northern ireland’s electronic music scene
It wasn’t too long ago that the electronic music scene was dominated, at least in terms of mainstream press coverage, by white cis men. They may have been producing occasional bangers, but that ...
News Ireland Music: Golf Life: Links of Ireland throw golfers into unforgettable terrain
With no direct American English equivalent, the Irish word craic means good times, the laughs, the music. Pronounced “crack,” it comes up in almost every conversation and is the lure for most ...
News Ireland Music: Bethlehem’s Celtic Classic to offer music by fest favorites — fewer of them, playing more often
The Celtic Classic, which celebrates all things Irish, Scottish and Welsh, will run Sept. 27-29 on the festival grounds near downtown Bethlehem. The festival on Wednesday posted on its website www.Celticfest.org what it said is its complete entertainment lineup.
News Ireland Music: Sinead O’Connor plots her music comeback
Looks like Sinead OâConnor is plotting a comeback. The singer â who last year declared herself a Muslim and underwent another name change to Shuhada Sadaqat -- just inked a representation deal with the formidable ICM Partners based in Los Angeles.
News Ireland Music: New Irish music festival comes to Arena
Irish headlining group, JigJam comes to Madison fresh off a tour that took them to Australia and Africa. They are a multiple award-winning group that combines traditional Irish music with American ...
News Ireland Music: Kind of Blue: A glory of 20th century music, reorchestrated in Ireland
“I don’t remember hearing it for the first time,” says Guy Barker. “It’s almost like it was always there.” The London trumpeter, who has played his horn for everyone from Frank Sinatra to Sting to ...
News Ireland Music: Influential Irish music teacher, historian Noel Rice dies at 84
Noel Rice carried on a long Chicago tradition of preserving traditional Irish music and breathing new life into old airs. Depending on how he played his flute and tin whistle, Mr. Rice could make ...
News Ireland Music: ‘Even if we didn’t use our accents, we’d annoy someone’: Pillow Queens are taking Irish music global
Irish music is having a serious moment, with acts like SOAK and Fontaines DC making their mark on the global stage. And Pillow Queens are at the forefront of the wave. The four piece band – made ...
