Some childhood interests turn out to be just a passing fancy. But that was not the case for Fiona Balestrieri when she was a young musician. “My first instrument was actually the fiddle,” she says. “I ...

The Irish seem born with a love of music. At social gatherings, everyone's always ready to sing his or her "party piece." Performances are judged less by skill than by uninhibited sincerity or ...

Boston College’s Connolly House held a Gaelic Roots concert, featuring uilleann piper Joey Abarta, on Nov. 7. The event took place in the Andover Room, giving the performance a homey and welcoming ...

Fiona Howell’s second solo album “Beyond the Green Fields” is now available on iTunes and anywhere that plays music. On her second solo album, Fiona Howell is joined by Gaelic Storm’s Katie Grennan ...

Maureen O'Donoghue lives in Paris and sings and plays guitar in a duo with Scotsman Jordan Kay. I attended one of their recent gigs in “La Cave Café”, Paris 75018. That night, the terrific music gave ...