Celtic Music

As part of the recent release of his new album, A Mothers Lullaby, Mickey Coleman has announced a tour schedule for Easter week in and around Co. Tyrone. For those of you lucky enough to be in the area their dates, venue links and phone numbers follow.  ENJOY!!! Sunday 4th April – Bellaghy GFC Hall Co.Derry Tuesday 6th April...

A storm hit Grand Rapids Minnesota March 23, 2010. No, not a snow storm, or even a rain storm, but Gaelic Storm. They hit full force to a sold out crowd in the Myles Reif Center, a small but beautiful theater located near the heart of Grand Rapids. This band needs no introduction to...

They do everything big in the lonestar state and Celtic music is no different. They have so many bands they won’t all fit into one post. So I will start off showcasing my personal favorite Celtic Rock. Some of these bands have had cds on my shelf for quite a while, others were recommended...

“Hope to see some of ye in the very near future folks. Slan..” The Druids are a four-piece Irish REBEL band made up of three Kildare men and a Wexford man… Paddy Mangan from Johnstown Bridge on banjo, mandolin and vocals; Gary Lawlor from Clane on acoustic guitar and lead vocals; newest recruit Darren Egan...

Depending on where you live, there may or may not be much going on in the way of Celtic music or other related activities. Some places are hotter than others. Here in our area (the Pacific Northwest), things got a whole lot better for the local Celtic scene around February of ’09, when a...

Fanrealm continues to highlight great local Celtic bands and musicians with several excellent groups from the greater Chicago area. Just outside the city and right up there close to the top in visits to Fanrealm are Naperville and Plainfield, both filled with Celtic music lovers. For these two towns and the rest of Chicagoland, here are several of my favorite groups. You’ll find them...

Since we have added google analytics to fanrealm we can see where our visitors are coming from. This will help us decide which areas are of interest to our readers. We will use this to highlight regional bands and events. The first region we will highlight is Virginia in the US because we get...