There are lots of different versions of myths around butterflies and links with Ireland. It is said that different colour butterflies can...

In pre-Christian Ireland, life was governed by the movements of the sun. The calendar of the ancient Irish was based around the high, mid...

May Day in Ireland was a festival to welcome the summer, the start of a new season, and to protect the family and livelihood of the farm...

With over 50 years in music, Johnny McEvoy has many stories to tell. I had the pleasure of sitting with Johnny and asking him some...

The Whitethorn tree is also known as the ’Fairy tree’. It is said that fairies would dance around them to celebrate the beginning of...

This week, I joined the Irish trad group, Na Fianna, to ask them some questions about their music career, the state of the current music...

I had the pleasure of asking the very talented Stephen Leeson some questions about all things music, his experience throughout the...

February first, marks the ancient pagan festival Imbolc (i mbolg), symbolising the beginning of Spring. It marks the halfway point...

Over the past few months, many of us have turned to the arts for entertainment at home. Whether it's through music, television, films, or...

We will be coming out with new weekly blogs on our Trad Nua website, which is also going to include more shop products very soon. You can...