I have great news for all of you arising from a lovely singing session in the town of Ennis the other night. The good news is that the mighty balladeer Luke Kelly of The Dubliners is not dead at all.

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Dubliners and the Kilmaine Saints will perform at Ceoltas Irish Pub in Harrisburg on July 24. The Young Dubliners have opened for groups such as The Flaming Lips, Collective Soul, Jethro Tull, Johnny ...

While taking part in a concert inspired by Dubliners (the short story collection) on Wednesday night, I was surprised to find myself reflecting on The Dubliners (of ballad-singing fame), courtesy of ...

And it's nice to know that (the Waterboys') Mike Scott is getting a (royalty) check from The Young Dubliners," Roberts says, smacking his lips with satisfaction. While "Fisherman's Blues" is one of ...

While the arrival of Ireland’s U2 at the Rose Bowl on Sunday is grabbing attention in Southern California this week, fans of Irish music can get an early earful when the Young Dubliners play The Coach ...

Billy Connolly once called the Dubliners "folk music's Rolling Stones", but the rousing wild men of the Irish traditional scene sadly never reached their 50th anniversary in the same lucrative style.

Years ago, I was introduced to the Irish folk ballad, ‘The Rising of the Moon’ through Lady Gregory’s one-act play by the same name. The play and the song are based on the Anglo-Irish conflict and ...