HE MAY have been 72 by the time it hit the record stores, but Gerry Quinn says musician Andy Irvine is justifiably proud of the CD and DVD of his 70th birthday concerts in Dublin’s Vicar St.

The Cork Folk Festival provided a feast of great music and good fun, writes Eoin Edwards

Andy Irvine recorded his new album while camping in the Outback, says Gerry Quinn.

Hollywood star Stephen Rea today paid tribute to Ireland's thriving traditional music scene saying it defines the nation in an ever-shrinking world.