celtic

Trapper Schoepp Writes New Songs of Warning in ‘Siren Songs’

Trapper Schoepp Writes New Songs of Warning in ‘Siren Songs’

Trapper Schoepp goes to Johnny Cash’s cabin and discovers the roots of his music lie in the continued tradition of making things new.

The Waterboys’ Mike Scott on the Delightfully Strange ‘All Souls Hill’

The Waterboys’ Mike Scott on the Delightfully Strange ‘All Souls Hill’

The Waterboy’s songs are often deemed religious, neopagan, or spiritual. Mike Scott’s inspiration behind 2021’s All Souls Hill might be more earthy.

Gaelynn Lea Celebrates Dedication, Love Via “The Long Way Around” (premiere)

Gaelynn Lea Celebrates Dedication, Love Via “The Long Way Around” (premiere)

The new single from folk violinist and vocalist Gaelynn Lea arrives on 27 September. Fans of Karen Dalton, Andrew Bird, and the British folk boom will want to hear "The Long Way Around".

Liz Carroll and Jake Charron Take a Trip on the ‘Half Day Road’

Liz Carroll and Jake Charron Take a Trip on the ‘Half Day Road’

Two North Americans take Irish traditional music into the future by enhancing its distinctive features and making it fresh and contemporary.

Dropkick Murphys: 11 Short Stories of Pain and Glory

Dropkick Murphys: 11 Short Stories of Pain and Glory

The Celtic rockers offer messages of confrontation and recovery in the faces of losers, fools, and habits.
Elephant Revival: Sands of Now

Elephant Revival: Sands of Now

Haunting and joyous, this is everything good folk music should be.

Various Artists: Classic Celtic Music from Smithsonian Folkways

Lúnasa: Lúnasa with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra

Mariel Vandersteel: Hickory

Enter the Haggis: Whitelake

Delhi 2 Dublin : Planet Electric

Paper Aeroplanes: The Day We Ran Into the Sea