Inspired by the purest Celtic tradition, Doolin' combines instrumentals, vocals and original compositions in a resolutely modern style. The arrangements, at times taking their inspiration from pop-rock, folk, jazz, funk or even rap, emit great energy. That’s Doolin' – Irish music with a French touch!
Beloved author of the novel Brooklyn and many others, Colm Tóibín will read from his latest novel, House of Names, to celebrate its paperback release. He's joined by and will be interviewed by Carys Davies, winner of the Frank O'Connor Short Story Award, on the release of her first novel, West. Both authors will be […]
Martin Hayes is joined by his longtime collaborator Dennis Cahill as part of an extraordinary triple-bill Gala Concert Event also featuring Camille O’Sullivan and Declan O’Rourke, with special guests including Gabriel Byrne and Paul Muldoon.
Irish Arts Center (IAC), the arts and cultural center dedicated to projecting a dynamic image of Ireland and Irish America for the 21st century, is proud to welcome back fiddle player Martin Hayes, “one of Ireland’s great musical exports” (WNYC), for a week-long residency, April 25-29, to take place in and out of their current […]
Kathleen Hill’s spellbinding new memoir, She Read to Us in the Late Afternoons: A Life in Novels, examines the defining moments in which works of literature shaped the way she read the world. Join Hill and Bibliolepsy author Gina Apostol as they discuss their relationships with the books that profoundly affected them, or that they […]
Fiddler Liz Knowles, uilleann piper Kieran O'Hare, and singer/bouzouki player Pat Broaders return to Irish Arts Center to celebrate their newly released album The Joyful Hour. Veterans and mainstays of the Irish music scene around the world, these artists have played with Riverdance, Cherish the Ladies, the New York Pops, Bonnie Raitt, Josh Groban, and […]
(New York, NY) April 25, 2018—Next Friday, at the same time the world will be showing up at TEFAF, Gallery Vallois America, located just down the block from the Park Armory, will present the exhibition, In Search of Lost Time by Irish sculptor, Patrick O’Reilly. The opening reception will be held on Friday, May 5th […]
The award-winning Dublin independent publisher Tramp Press, founded by Sarah Davis-Goff and Lisa Coen in 2014, is publishing some of Ireland’s best and brightest new voices, like acclaimed authors Mike McCormack and Sara Baume, while reintroducing some of Ireland’s marginalized writers through their Recovered Voices series. Join us for two events to get to know […]
New York Trad Fest and City Stompers present "Fiddle & Feet" Featuring Tony DeMarco, Megan Downes, Matthew Olwell, Stephanie Coleman Workshop with Matthew Olwell l 7:00 p.m. Come early to make music with your hands and feet! Concert l 8:00 p.m. Two cozy duos presented in a conversational format — Irish fiddler Tony DeMarco with […]
It will take place in 2 sessions on Wednesday evenings in both Dublin and New York City on May 30 and June 6, 2018. In the first session, groups will independently create work exploring the question through games, theatre exercises, group dialogue, and reflection. The work created will then be exchanged with the international partner […]
