One of the fascinating aspects of Irish traditional music as a “Living Tradition” that keeps up with the times while preserving its essence is exploring what happens behind the scenes of the stage ...

Each week, Daily Bruin A&E will explore the instruments of the World Musical Instrument Collection and their performers that all contribute to the musical landscape of the UCLA Herb Alpert School of ...

For many of the burgeoning flute players looking to start off their traditional music career over the past four decades, Matt Molloy has been the one who spurred them on to keep practicing. That’s if ...

A renowned traditional flute maker from Belfast who died last week has been remembered as a man of “profound creativity and searching intellect.” Sam Murray (74) was born in the Sailortown area of ...

Cúil Aodha craftsman lays aside the lathe after making more than 2,500 flutes and selling them globally After 43 years crafting the flute in the workshop behind his Cúil Aodha home, Hammy has decided ...

Two months ago, late on a Sunday evening in mid-September, Miriam Kaczor received an unexpected call. The young musician had travelled from London to attend her Irish citizenship ceremony and was in ...

On July 20th, 1969, an audience of 600 million tuned in to see Neil Armstrong take his first steps on the moon - "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind". On Saturday, 20th of July, RTÉ ...

The story of a flute once owned by John McKenna, New York star of Irish traditional music in the 1920s-30s, comes full circle this month in Co Cork, where the prized instrument was restored to its ...

For many years there was a perception in Irish Traditional Music that some instruments were more 'suitable' for women. There were many women who played the fiddle or the neat little concertina but ...

I’m a very bad flute player. I only know a few dozen jigs, two hornpipes, one reel, 14 polkas and that’s about it. But musical instruments have helped me through life. As a youth I only played when I ...