Celebrated in the music world for being one of the most popular groups in the Celtic realm, Irish folk band Altan has a spirit and sound that derives from the deep and rich musical tradition of its ...

Renewal and regeneration are the drivers propelling Altan towards their 40th year together. Still on the road, with gigs around Ireland over the next few months, they played their first gig at ...

Altan are on the road 30 years, and fiddler Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh is as happy as ever to play their music, even if she’s starting to pass the baton to her daughter, writes Marjorie Brennan. Wed, 21 Mar ...

When you are 25 years on the road, no matter how good you are, you have to come up with some new ways to help widen your appeal or at least enhance what you have done that allowed you to stay in the ...

Gleann Nimhe – The Poison Glen – is the first new studio set in six years from one of the finest ‘traditional’ Irish bands. Some songs and tunes are new; whatever their provenance, their treatment is ...

Listeners looking for the uniquely driving tune sets that Altan are famous for have plenty to get their teeth into, not least “Buffalo Gals/Leather Britches/Leslie's Reel”, which includes a bracing ...

The St. Patrick’s season usually finds Boston overrun with bands doing a rowdy, rocked-up version of Irish music. Rest assured that Altan, one of Ireland’s finest traditional bands, doesn’t do any of ...

The audience’s rousing standing ovation for traditional Irish music band Altan at Sanders Theatre on March 20th marked the perfect end to a festive St. Patrick’s week in Cambridge—and showed why there ...

Acclaimed Irish folk music ensemble Altan-known for its dynamic live performances that range from traditional Irish songs to hard hitting reels and jigs-makes its Zankel Hall debut on Friday, March 8 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GREEN LAKE – The Irish folk band Altan is scheduled to perform at the Thrasher Opera House on March 6. The concert will begin at 7 ...