Distance makes the heart grow fonder, but it was a beach in France that was the home to an anthem which Scotland took ...

Looking back on the political output of folk singer Ewan MacColl, who wrote protest songs for the Communist Party of Great Britain back in the 1950s and 1960s.

Tommy Makem who was widely regarded as the modern-day bard of Ireland and the genius of Irish ballad and rebel music died 10 ...

I forgot about Mother’s Day. At first, I felt a flicker of guilt about it. A missed chance. A blank space where something profound might ...

The country superstar returns with his first album since 2024's Fathers & Sons.

Track apparently inspired Lennon to record Double Fantasy ...

Rory Carroll on his quest to chronicle a largely hidden aspect of the 1916 Rising: the two-year tracking and pursuit of Roger Casement by Britain’s security services ...

Directors have long been aware of the impact that classic songs can have on films. Whether it’s furthering the plot, deepening a film’s historical resonance or acting as a juxtaposition to the ...

Step inside Carlisle Castle and discover the hard northern history, sieges and survival that helped shape the border city.

A new documentary on an acclaimed Fife singer and weaver is set to get its world premiere at film festival devoted to folk ...

BRICK – Saint Patrick’s Day may have passed but the spirit of Ireland and celebrating its heritage in song is never over. Singer Charlie Zahm knows that and he is bringing the songs of Ireland to the ...

Construction will start soon on the artwork Cecil Balmond won a competition to design in 2011.