In order to see this content you need to have both Javascript enabled and Flash installed. Visit BBC Webwise for full instructions. Humour (Àbhachdas) is often used as a mechanism to cope with ...

In times of anxiety, I regularly look to music for inspiration and hope. This playlist is an effort to provide a variety of such songs from traditional and contemporary artists around the Celtic world ...

Discover the 100 songs The Thistle & Shamrock host Fiona Ritchie considers the bedrock of any Celtic music collection. During almost 30 years hosting The Thistle & Shamrock, I've been privileged to ...

The sound of children's voices raised in song is perhaps one of the most viscerally uplifting in the world. Celtic music is full of such songs, passed down from generation to generation. Many of the ...

‘Sometimes people have a preconceived notion about Irish and Scottish music and think it’s just just bagpipes, ‘Lord of the Dance,’ and Enya. There’s really so much more than that,” says Mountain View ...

WETA Arts delves into the celebration of Celtic culture with Seán Heely. WETA Arts delves into the celebration of Celtic culture, particularly focusing on Scottish traditions as preserved by Seán ...

Musician and broadcaster Colin Stone is pioneering a new sound for the Gaelic music scene - metalcore. Bring Me the Horizon, Bullet for My Valentine and A Day to Remember are among bands associated ...

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If you’re of Scottish descent, or a lover of Celtic music, or perhaps a fan of “Outlander,” set in Scotland, you’ll want to be at the Barre Opera House at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 20, for a Celebration ...

WHEN IRISHMAN Seamus Kennedy arrived in America 28 years ago, he came for the football — Gaelic football, that is — and hurling for New York City’s Gaelic Athletic Association. The singing came ...

University College Cork's online Masters program in Gaelic Literature. The wealth of Gaelic literature and what it can teach us about Ireland is almost second to none and there's now no excuse not to ...