Dominic Hayden dances to his own tune. A free spirit who is finishing his senior year of homeschool and attending Montana Tech, Hayden has taught himself to play numerous traditional Irish instruments ...

The Irish tin whistle, dating back to the 12th century in Ireland, is a wonderful instrument to start anyone on their journey to learning traditional Irish music. Made in Dublin for over 40 years, the ...

Celtic Cultural Alliance will hold an Irish Tin Whistle workshop 10 a.m. to noon, Nov. 2 at the Celtic Cultural Alliance, 902, W. Fourth Ave., Suite 2, Bethlehem, as part of its continuing mission to ...

How band came together: Terry knew John when he was in a band called Wicky Sears in the 1980s. He went to see Terry at Granny McCarthy’s session and she asked him if he wanted to play. Soon they were ...

Young and old gathered Sunday on the West Side of Manhattan at the Irish Arts Center for Bill Ochs’s workshops on the Irish tin whistle, a sixholed instrument in the flute family. A close cousin of ...

It is the most ubiquitous instrument to be found in the British Isles, and the name penny whistle denotes the humble price sellers procured at one time that would be the entry point for many students ...

When it comes to the phrase ‘tin whistle,’ most of us will have memories of dossing with them in primary school. From loud and out-of-tune renditions of Hot Cross Buns to Cockles and Mussels, most of ...

Acclaimed Irish musician Colm O’Brien, who is from Dublin but now lives in Holbrook, goes beyond merely singing Irish folk songs. He dives into the background to give the listener a new way of looking ...