Sinéad O’Connor joins The Chieftains in performing this traditional Irish folk song written about ... to ol' Seth Davy, a sad puppeteer who makes dolls dance in an old crate on the corner ...

Dark, even. “Twin Sisters” was popularized by Clannad in 1976, but the original song was an old Irish folk tune called “The Twa Sisters”. The original song is actually a murder ballad of ...

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A long-lost verse of one of folk music's most famous songs is to be unveiled by the widow of its creator nearly 75 years after it was first sung. Dirty Old Town ... released by Irish bands almost ...

"I wrote this as a spin-off to the old Irish folk song for children. I remember my Mam used to sing it to me when I was a child and it's always stuck with me as a kind of comfort song. "I think as ...

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What began as a small table of musicians grew into a crowd as people jumped in and began to play traditional Irish folk tunes. The performers seemed to communicate with each other through the music, ...

The biggest Folk albums of the month (defined in partnership with English Folk Expo) by British and Irish artists, based on sales in the UK of downloads, CDs, vinyl and other formats, plus streams.

The chart visualizes two recordings of the English folk song “Scarborough Fair”—one sung, one spoken—by Patrick Savage, a study author and participant. The song unfolds at around half the ...

She moved with her family to the UK at the age of 7 where she picked up the guitar and started out learning old Irish folk songs. Feliicia Eliza has spent the last 10 years back in Denmark ...

Teddy is played by Irish actor and musician Ger Kelly, who performs music under the name Frowning Hours, and the song he ...

"We used to arrange a folk song party via QQ and WeChat (both instant messaging apps). Now, we can quickly find people by shouting 'come and sing' in the live-broadcast room," said 48-year-old Lei ...