Shane MacGowan, the lead singer and songwriter of Celtic punk band The Pogues, who mashed up Irish folk music with raw rock, has died. He was 65. A statement from MacGowan’s family said he died at ...

ROCHESTER, N,Y. – Rochester Celtic rockers 1916 are celebrating landing a record deal. 1916 has been given a distribution deal through Virgin Music Group. The band has released five studio albums, ...

Considering how small Ireland is, the international popularity of Celtic music per capita is magically delicious. The jigs, dirges and reels from centuries ago are played as pristinely in Boston as ...

The Oregon Ducks may not play a harder five-game stretch the rest of the season than the one they just faced — and conquered — over the past... The two hottest teams in the Big Ten Tournament will ...

The Dropkick Murphys are shipping up to Boston. The Celtic punk band, originally formed in Quincy in 1996, will be performing in Boston from Thursday to Sunday, March 14 to the March 17, as part of ...

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Late last month, Shane MacGowan from the iconic Celtic punk band the Pogues died at the age of 65. MacGowan had a huge following in Boston, and was beloved by many in the city's music community, ...

Flogging Molly will bring its Celtic-inspired rock to the Fox Theater on Oct. 9. The local stop falls near the tail-end of the band's fall tour between shows in Ventura (Oct. 8) and San Jose (Oct. 11) ...

Sound Check is the Globe’s weekly guide to concerts, tunes, and trends rooted in Boston and beyond. This column covers March 14-20. Of all the Dunkin’-clutching stereotypes about Bostonians, perhaps ...

The beginning of spring is often welcomed in Buffalo with a Guinness toast, a mouth full of corned beef and cabbage and “The Wild Rover” playing in the background. In a city with a rich Irish history ...

The hard-drinking singer-songwriter penned the dark holiday classic 'Fairytale of New York' and was the subject of Julien Temple's Johnny Depp-produced 2020 documentary 'Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds ...