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If you have ever questioned the wisdom of record companies you are not alone. If you wonder why they sign the bands they do and not the ones you like – join the rest of us in the Indie movement. Major labels operate on a bottom line rules basis most of the time so...

Well maybe not quite but he is participating in a great series that is taking place at Glasgow Airport. The airport is hosting musical acts to perform for the flying public. How many boring hours have we all clocked at airports either killing time because we had to arrive so many hours before our...

Gaelic Storm is back with their new album Cabbage, the follow up to their 2008 independent release ‘What’s The Rumpus?’ that debuted at #1 on the Billboard World Chart. As many tens of thousands of record buyers and festival-goers know, Gaelic Storm is “a whirlwind ruckus” (Village Voice) that tour over two hundred days...

Many of our favorite bands have or are about to release new cds. We have already mentioned the long awaited Cabbage by Gaelic Storm and Further Adventures by The Saw Doctors, both of which we are very impatiently waiting for. There are also several of our favorites who have just released cds. Blaggards The...

In order to expand Arthur’s Day festivities from the current Cork, Galway and Dublin celebrations to include every place in Ireland from Donegal to Kerry, Guinness would like to sign up 100 bands to perform with the likes of Snow Patrol and Paolo Nutini as Arthur Day grows. To accomplish this worthy goal they...

Once in a while a cause so worthy comes along that I feel compelled to write about it. This is the case with From The Heart 2, a charity concert staged for a second time to honor the memory of a vibrant, young man and beloved son lost to suicide. The concert idea was...

Many people have emailed me about where they can get tickets for the fall Celtic Thunder tour. The best place is from the local PBS station in the given cities as they will have the best seats. They are also very costly so people are searching for other options, especially if they are want...

Paul McCartney has added second shows to some of his venues. Because of demand a second show has been added in Pittsburgh. The new one will be the following night on Thursday August 19 at the Consol Energy Arena. Toronto has sold out so a second show is being added there also. The new...

Paul McCartney has announced that Charlotte, NC has been added to his tour. He will play the Time Warner Arena on July 28. This will be his first appearance in NC in 17 years. I have updates the schedule in his tour post to reflect this change. Tickets will go on sale Saturday 12th...

June is the start of our 8th month on line and during that time we have grown a lot,  thanks to the readers, contributors and all the bands and singers who have worked with us. We have just passed 36,000 visitors and to celebrate our growth we will be changing format over the weekend....

The debut cd by Paddy Nash and the Happy Enchiladas, When we Were Brave, is now available at ITunes. This is a great cd by a great band and we want it to sell out quickly and send them packing back to the studio to create another one. It’s that good. It definitely leaves...

Paddy Nash & the Happy Enchiladas’ new cd is now available at cdbaby. I don’t see it yet on ITunes. You can get it in digital format through cdbaby. If you like the Saw Doctors or Bruce Springsteen you will like this cd. Click on the link below to check it out. Like Unlike...

MAGGIE SANSONE: HAMMERED DULCIMER AND SHARON KNOWLES: CELTIC HARP MUSIC WITH ENERGY AND SPIRIT GREAT MUSIC FOR A GREAT CAUSE DATE: SATURDAY MAY 8, 2010 TIME: 7PM PRICE: $12 LOCATION: DUBOIS AREA MIDDLE SCHOOL AUDITORIUM, 404 LIBERTY BLVD, DUBOIS, PA. TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DUBOIS MALL ENTRANCE 4/24 10AM-2PM TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR...

Highlander Radio has announced the winners of the 2009 Celtic Radio Music Awards. These awards are voted on by the listeners of and members of CelticRadio.net The top album of the year is Everything is Alright by Burning Bridget Cleary. This is the second album from this great high energy band following their debut...

We had intended to move this site to a new server last night but had unforeseen complications. My IT Dept (aka my daughter) worked on moving the site for hours but due to a lot of technical things I have no actual understanding of at all, it didn’t work out. The nearest translation I...