July in Ireland can be dismal, though, in the West they say 'if you don't like the weather just wait half an hour.' Whatever the weather, I'm hoping to get in a few sessions and give the banjo a bit ...

The beat of the bodhrán will echo through the streets of Milltown this June Bank Holiday as the 4th annual World Bodhrán Championships gets underway. This unique festival, which promotes and showcases ...

The Irish Cultural Centre Academy’s Fall Semester of classes is in session! The Fall 2013 Semester features classes in Beginner, Advanced Beginner, and Intermediate Irish Language with instructors ...

Via The Journal Of Music: Cork University Press has recently published Beating Time: The Story of the Irish Bodhrán by Fintan Vallely, a major new study of the instrument with portraits of renowned ...