'A new sense of Irish identity': The resurgence of our musical tradition

In an uncertain time, the certainty of Irish tradition attracts new listeners, Kate Demolder writes

Whether it's Lemoncello (left) or The Wolfe Tones (right, snapped in 2001), traditional Irish music is a generational phenomenon

In the early days of September, when the last of the sun beamed, Irish folk band The Wolfe Tones drew the biggest crowd in history at Electric Picnic’s Electric Arena. 

The band, who formed originally in 1963 (not to be confused with Derek Warfield and the Young Wolfe Tones, which formed rather acrimoniously in 2001) tapped into the zeitgeist some 60 years later, with a setlist written, released, and considered decades before the average attendee was conceived.