The 55th Annual Philadelphia Folk Festival just ended, and we are fortunate that ND photographer Mark J. Smith was there to capture so many great photos and provide this week’s commentary. As he first attended the festival in 1970, he knows his way […]
Several years ago I met these ladies at an outdoor music program. For the most part the crowd was appreciative toward the performers. They politely applauded, didn’t expect too much because it was a free concert, and this audience always received […]
The real Bridget Cleary is best remembered as “the last witch burned in Ireland”, as this band’s biography tells us. But, that Bridget Cleary, with all her spells and potions couldn’t play Celtic music the way this band can. Their second release Everything […]
