Robert McMillen reports on a concert by the Ulster Orchestra paying tribute to Carl Hardebeck, the blind composer of German extraction who came to Belfast and fell in love with traditional Irish ...

A special evening celebrating Polish culture, art, and heritage will take place at the National Gallery of Ireland this Thursday as part of a collaboration with the Embassy of the Republic of Poland ...

Despite its dark themes, Tomboy (Chłopczyca) presented a heartfelt exploration of gender expression, violence, and grief. It grappled with misogyny, queerphobia, parental abuse, and religious trauma ...

A new generation is rediscovering country’s roots: the lonely highway ballad, the confessional lyric, the voice & guitar with nothing to hide.

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"Stabat Mater," a religious work by Polish composer Karol Szymanowski, is on the programme of the London Philharmonic Orchestra's concert on Saturday. Polish composer Karol Szymanowski, pictured in ...

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More top international artists have been added to the lineup for the 2026 Viljandi Folk Music Festival. This year's festival theme is "To Each Their Own Instrument." The 33rd Viljandi Folk Music ...

Nineteen years ago, Keith Murphy and his wife had just started to work with the Brattleboro Music Center, developing the traditional music program, when the idea of a festival came up. “We started ...