These ballads – known as laoidhean – are heroic folk tales telling the stories of mythical beasts, brave warriors and ancient kings and queens, and have been an important part of Celtic folklore since ...

Kelly McDermott has a love for old Celtic ballads. "The older the better," she says. A member of the Ann Arbor-based three-member ensemble Cairne to Cairne, McDermott says she researches the vintage ...

First of all this week I want to thank all of you who sent me your very heartfelt emails about what I wrote about the tragedy and atrocities unfolding in the Ukraine right now. It’s comforting to me ...

Featuring humorous and serious songs of love, loss, adventure and yearning, Fortunate Strangers will bring its Celtic style to the Brewery Arts Center on Saturday. The performance, highlighting music ...