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Chris De Burgh is one of Ireland's most successful musical ambassadors abroad....

Having cut his musical teeth with a series of R&B Bands in the early 60's, Tyrone-born Paul Brady turned his considerable vocal and instrumental talents to folk music, emerging into the public eye with the Johnstons who numbered an American hit single among their successes....

The Chieftains first got together in the Gresham Hotel on O'Connell Street and they've become renowned across the face of the globe for their sparkling virtuosity. The Chieftains are the most famous exponents of traditional Irish music in the world. They have uncovered the wealth of traditional Irish music that has accumulated over the centuries, including the compositions of the legendary harpist O'Carolan making the music their own with a style that is as exhilarating as it is definitive....

More than anything, The Dubliners sounded "dangerous". They sang about whoring, guns, liquor and fist-fights - a rabid endorsement of Brendan Behan's rebel howl. During the folk revival of the sixties, they, along with acts like The Clancy Brothers rediscovered the fierce qualities of urban seaport balladry, performing (and living) with a stout-swigging gut-bucket zest that's defined them ever since....

The Furey Brothers & Davey Arthur are one of the most respected and best loved Irish traditional institutions in the country.

Steeped in music since they were toddlers, The Fureys grew up in Ballyfermot on Dublin's southside as part of the first generation of Irish travelling people to live in fixed homes. Indeed, their traveller roots are very important to the four brothers, Finbar, George, Eddie and Paul and provide them with a deep well of songs, stories and tunes.
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This was something of an unprecedented sight and sound in the Dublin of the time, but then The Boomtown Rats were the first local band to confront an Irish audience with that authentic punky spirit. Over the next four or five years they grew into a tough Rhythm & Blues outfit with an exquisite pop sensibility that produced a string of classic hit singles including "Rat Trap", "I Don't Like Mondays" and "Banana Republic". Bewleys in Grafton Street was a regular meeting place for the Band and th...

In a musical landscape too often cluttered with dum-machines, over-dubs and all the other lipsticks and powders of the studio cosmeticians, the purity of Mary Black's voice is like a breath of fresh air.

Born and raised in the Liberties area of Dublin's inner city, Mary first emerged in the early eighties when she recorded and toured with the traditional music powerhouse, De Danann. Her time as part of this hotbed of cultural cross-fertilisation proved extremely stimulating and instr...

Culturlann na hEireann - Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann

This is the headquarters of Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann, the home of Irish traditional entertainment.

You will be entertained in the comfortable folk theatre by leading Irish traditional performers, also the old house dances are recreated in an atmosphere of merriment and participation.

The musicians, singers, dancers and storytellers entrail their guests at a big open fire while friendly attendants serve...

Ireland's premier Irish Music Store offers a full range of Traditional, Folk, Ceili and Country Compact Discs and cassettes, with a wide selection of videos (all systems), a library of Music Literature and Traditional Music Instruments.

Ireland's No. 1 Irish music store also hosts the unique service of offering information and advice on all music events and live authentic Irish sessions that are taking place in the city and nationwide....

While Sinead O'Connor's popularity is phenomenal, her recognition is justified. She follows her instincts, plugging into some elemental supply as she related stories about desertion, parenthod, life, misery and lust....