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Spotify Wrapped: Kneecap score more listeners than The Beatles in Ireland, as Irish music continues ...

NME 03 Dec 2025
Irish music has had a stellar year on streaming according to Spotify Wrapped 2025, with Kneecap attracting more listeners on the platform than The Beatles and Elton John in their native IrelandNME can exclusively reveal.
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Musical trio presents irish music, stories in South Haven

The Herald Palladium 13 Nov 2025
SOUTH HAVENInternational touring artists joHn Kennedy, Chris O’Brien and Joel Cooper will present an afternoon of Irish and original songs and stories on Nov. 16 ... .
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FCC alum, New York-based guitarist presents a concert of jazz fusion and Irish music

Frederick News-Post 22 Oct 2025
Frederick Community College is proud to welcome back alumnus and New York-based guitarist Diego Retana (AA Music, 2013) for a special concert at the Jack B. Kussmaul Theater at 7.30 p.m. Oct. 24 ... .
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From Ukraine to Kerry: ‘We’re not playing Irish music the way Irish people would’

The Irish Times 21 Oct 2025
Though they will be hearing it from a different perspective as we’re not playing Irish music the way Irish people would because we’re not Irish and we’re not really trained to play trad.
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CMAT says Irish music success comes from 'generation of traumatised people'

RTE 16 Oct 2025
Irish singer CMAT has said her country’s recent musical success comes from a "generation of traumatised people", ahead of the Mercury Prize award ceremony ... CMAT says Irish artists are making music that is "quite important, as opposed to trivial".
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Unsung Irish music acts get their chance to shine on new compilation album

RTE 14 Oct 2025
Unsung alternative acts from all over Ireland are featured on the fifth volume of the independent Irish compilation series A Litany of Failures ... More music news, reviews and interviews here .
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How Rory Gallagher's guitar became the most famous guitar in Irish music

RTE 09 Oct 2025
Crowley’s Music Store in Cork in 1963 is largely credited as being the place where Gallagher’s music career truly began ... He bought new guitars regularly and sold his old ones to music shops.
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Free Irish music concert returns to Waelderhaus this October

Sheboygan Press 02 Oct 2025
KOHLER – The Waelderhaus will host a rescheduled performance by the Irish music trio áthas at 2 p.m. Oct. 12 ... áthas, which means "joy" in Irish, is known for its dynamic blend of traditional Irish tunes and engaging performances.
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