REVIEW

Glen Hansard in Tarrytown – The Perfect Precursor to Paddy’s Day

How it's New York: A the Tarrytown Music Hall How it's Irish: Irish Singer/Songwriter Glen Hansard What do you do when the St. Patrick's Day Parade on 5th Avenue is on, and the 5 boroughs fill with the sounds of bagpipes and young folks full of beer and song from 11:00am?  You head out of town to the blissful hamlet of Tarrytown up the Hudson River and see a sublime show at the Town Hall.

Niamh Parsons and Graham Dunne at NYIC

How it's New York: At the New York Irish Center in Long Island City, NY How it's Irish: Noted Irish traditional singer Niamh Parsons performing...

MUSIC

THEATER

Review: & Juliet leaves you humming

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdSSfa1Oz5w How it's New York:  New Yorkers love their Shakespeare. How it's (Irish) English:  The musical is a "what if" sequel to a]the Shakespeare play Romeo...

BOOKS

The Brian Conway Fiddle Method: home instruction for all

How it's New York: Brian Conway is one of the New York area's premiere fiddle instructors and players How it's Irish: Brian plays the Sligo...
Photo of Actor, Director, Co-Producer and Singer Songwriter Annalisa Chamberlain

Origin’s 1st Irish 2022: A beautiful White Cow of mythic wisdom

How it's New York: Set in Upper Eastside pub, "Ryan's Daughter" How it's Irish: Part of Origin's 1st Irish Festival 2022 “Boann and the Well of...

The Worlds of John Kearns: A Celebration at the New York Irish Center

Worlds is the kind of larger-than-life epic in which a writer looks to the past to try and understand the present.

Book review: indispensible ‘Writing Irish of New York’

"The Writing Irish of New York" is an indispensible book for anyone interested in writing or reading Irish-American literature.

DANCE

‘Tis The Season – New York Celebrated Irish, UK and Canadian Artists And History At Holiday Concerts This Month

Shani R. Friedman gets a twofer this holiday season at holiday concerts featuring music from The Western Wind Sextet, Mick Moloney, Athena Tergis and The Greenfields of America

Winter Came A Week Early As The Irish Arts Center Held Its Annual Solstice Concert

Shani R Friedman gets in the spirit of the changing seasons at the Winter Solstice Celebration, a night celebrating the music and cultures of Ireland and Veracruz.

A RIOT Erupts in Glittery Glory at the Skirball Center

Thursday February 15th, Alice Farrell checked out the spectacle that is THISPOPBABY's highly anticipated RIOT-The Show to the Skirball Center playing a 3 night run in NYC.