Shane MacGowan, the lead singer and songwriter of Celtic punk band The Pogues, who mashed up Irish folk music with raw rock, has died. He was 65. A statement from MacGowan’s family said he died at ...

Contrary to what some sections of the music press would have you believe, Celtic folk music has never really gone anywhere.

John F. Kennedy once pondered: “What’s the use of being Irish if the world doesn’t break your heart?” The Irish interpretation might be: Feel and live every moment, and don’t go down without kicking ...

Considering how small Ireland is, the international popularity of Celtic music per capita is magically delicious. The jigs, dirges and reels from centuries ago are played as pristinely in Boston as ...

Influenced by the likes of The Pogues and Christy Moore as well as Oasis, Coldplay, Paul Brady and even Brian Wilson, Niall ...

This year marks Celtic-punk heavyweights Flogging Molly’s 25th year as a band. At least that was when singer-guitarist Dave King and fiddle player Bridget Regan — also King’s future wife — began ...

Celtic: Irish singing group Celtic Thunder is on its "An Intimate Evening with Celtic Thunder" tour, featuring current ...

The New York State Fair is celebrating St. Patrick’s Day this week by adding some Celtic folk and Irish punk to the 2023 concert lineup. Irish punk band The Prodigals will perform at the NYS Fair’s ...

When you think about Celtic music, piercing tin whistles, mournful violins and galloping bodhran drums generally come to mind. But in the last few decades, many bands have picked up The Pogues' lead ...

"Flogging Molly? Who even cares about them?" My partner raised this curt, though earnest question when I was pondering a direction for this story. We joked quickly about the kinds of people who were ...

VANCOUVER, Feb 16 (Reuters) - America's double Olympic champion Seth Wescott found inspiration for his epic snowboard cross comeback listening to a Boston punk rock band who rouse pride in his Celtic ...

The hard-drinking singer-songwriter penned the dark holiday classic 'Fairytale of New York' and was the subject of Julien Temple's Johnny Depp-produced 2020 documentary 'Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds ...