Martin Hayes: How I smashed my fiddle and stopped drinking

The fiddle player on becoming a ‘vegetarian, eastern-thinking, long-haired something’

An Irishman’s Diary about Noel Hill’s Connemara nightmare

Ireland Now: the music that defines today’s Irish nation

In the run-up to St Patrick's Day, Irish Times writers select the acts that represent modern Irishness

Micho Russell: Rarities & Old Favourites 1949-1993 | Album Review

Gradam Ceoil showcases the eclectic best of Irish traditional music

From the genius of Máirtín O’Connor and the huge contribution of the Irish Traditional Music Archive to the magpie stylings of Ensemble Ériú, the list of recipients of the annual TG4 awards is impressively diverse