Irish

Liam Clancy Interview this Sat. 3 pm

JoAnn Mar — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 01:07:11 +0000

We'll paint the KALW airwaves green this Saturday 3 pm on Folk Music & Beyond--a celebration of St. Patrick's a day early with lots of Irish music plus an encore broadcast with the late Liam Clancy, founding member of the renowned Clancy Brothers. Liam Clancy and his brothers are credited with popularizing Irish traditional music and introducing it to American audiences in the 1960's. Clancy recalled those wild times, dodging souvenir-hunting fans, and hanging out with poet Maya Angelou.

True Life Trio Live this Saturday 3 pm

JoAnn Mar — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 08:02:36 +0000

We'll give you the low-down on two festivals opening in the Bay Area in March. The Jewish Music Festival starts this weekend and some of the festival's musicians will perform this Saturday 3 pm in the KALW studios. The True Life Trio perform original songs and folk tunes from the Balkans, the Americas, and beyond. Klezmer fiddler Michael Alpert will also be on hand to play a few tunes. The Crossroads Irish-American Festival opens on March 9th with a cornucopia of music and literary events.

Folk Music & Beyond this week...

JoAnn Mar — Thu, 10 May 2012 23:46:26 +0000

A preview of three fabulous new releases: The Chieftains are celebrating their 50th anniversary with the release of their new CD "Voice Of Ages." Celtic artist Loreena McKennitt has a new live concert recording "Troubadours On The Rhine." And highlighting our program is a recent interview with the Carolina Chocolate Drops, talking about their new CD "Leaving Eden." Listen anytime this week via KALW's Local Music Pla

The Black Brothers

Steven Short — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 19:54:46 +0000

This song sounds Irish – and it is. But the Black Brothers, who perform it, live in the Bay Area. Brother Michael is a lecturer at San Francisco State University, and brother Shay has a weekly Irish show in Berkeley.

This Saturday the Black Brothers will be at the Larkspur Theater, in Larkspur, for St. Patrick’s Day! Their performance begins at 8pm, following a documentary about Irish Step Dancing.

Irish Folk Musician Mick Moloney Live This Saturday on Folk Music & Beyond

JoAnn Mar — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:19:02 +0000

Veteran Irish Folk Musician Mick Moloney and fiddler Athena Tergis will stop by the KALW studios this Saturday at 4 pm. They'll play a few tunes and talk about Mick's research into the music of Irish-Americans and their contributions to vaudeville and Tin Pan Alley.