The real-life tragedy that inspired "Whiskey Lullaby" is the reason this song came close to never being written in the first ...

A song commemorating the Cork man has now been written by Blarney songwriter Dave McGilton, called 'Philadelphia’s Fields' ...

Country music has seen plenty of famous artists with decades-long careers. But not all musical artists are long-standing; ...

Why it matters: It's reportedly still one of the best-selling songs of all time in any genre, though chart data from decades ...

The tune crooned by Bing Crosby is still one of the most popular Christmas songs of all time. It's endured as a favorite — ...

No historical evidence exists to tell us who sang the first song, or made the first rhythmic sounds that resembled music.

The male ruler of Ireland's fairy folk appears in many guises throughout folklore including the benevolent Finvarra and the ...

The Pogues are set to release a version of Fairytale of New York on vinyl, produced by Steve Lillywhite - a recording of the ...

This Sol del Valle column has been translated for English readers. Every late October, when the cold begins to bite and the leaves fall like tiny symbols of passing time, the American continent ...

Long before the first Spirit Halloween store opened, there were spirits afoot in the cold, sparse, sad days of late October. Our spiritual ancestors in Ireland called this time Samhain (SOW-wen), when ...

The line between the worlds of the living and dead will be their thinnest tonight. At least, that's what the old lore of Halloween says. While now the day is mostly associated with trick-or-treating, ...

Archaeologists in the Czech Republic have revealed a trove of coins, gold jewelry and other artifacts that date to about 2,500 years ago, during the region's Celtic period. According to a translated ...