Celtic music is going metal. The flutes, bagpipes and other woodwind instruments used for more than 500 years to play the folk music of Ireland and Scotland have historically been made, as one might ...

There's nothing strange about a highlander learning to play the bagpipes in Inverness or Dunvegan. But when the budding piper concerned happens to come from the highlands of Brittany, and the lessons ...

One of the most mystical instruments that made a mark on many cultures of the world is the flute. Take Krishna and his legendary flute, or the meditative Iranian and Turkish ‘Ney’ that inspired the ...

If you’ve ever caught one of their rousing live shows, you know that the Celtic music group known as Pendragon can make any performance feel like a celebration. Still, even by the band’s already lofty ...

Music in the Irish, Scottish and Cape Breton traditions, performed by Valerie Armstrong on fiddle and Roberta Beckler, flute, will be on the program, to the members and guests of the Irish American ...