Glen Hansard, the Irish musician who rose from busking on the streets of Dublin to international acclaim as the star of Once and co-writer of the Academy Award-winning song "Falling Slowly," has died.

Tens of thousands of people are beginning to arrive in Belfast city centre for one of the busiest days of the Fleadh Cheoil ...

Academy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard died in a motorcycle crash in Dublin early Wednesday, his management said. He was 56.

Hansard formed the Irish rock band the Frames and starred in the Oscar-winning movie "Once," a romantic drama that echoed some of his real life experience.

Bringing over 25 musical artists across six stages, the Michigan Irish Music Festival is no small undertaking. Festivalgoers ...

Glen Hansard, the Irish musician who starred in the 2007 film “Once” and won the best original song Oscar for “Falling Slowly,” died on Wednesday in a motorcycle crash. He was 56. According to the BBC ...

Wexford Irish Pub hosted its third annual Irish Music Festival this weekend near City Market, wrapping up Sunday night with ...

Joanie Madden founded the Celtic supergroup Cherish The Ladies. She tells us about what she calls "March Madness" for Irish musicians and the song that's most meaningful for her to play this year.

How many Irish composers do you know? Aficionados of Irish classical and folk music will of course know of many. Outside of this, the average music lover's knowledge of Irish composers is likely ...

Over the past three decades, Boston College has become a wellspring of Irish traditional music and dance, notably through the Gaelic Roots concert and lecture series as well as courses in Irish fiddle ...

For Irish families—or anyone who loves Irish heritage—there’s no shortage of inspiration from Ireland’s biggest names in music and acting over the last few decades. Whether it’s an iconic rock star or ...