Shaggy-haired and casually dressed as ever, Ed Sheeran is grinning ear to ear when we meet him in a London hotel. We’d like to believe it’s because of our radiant company, but it turns out he was just ...

Irish music giant Liam O'Flynn, who helped form influential folk band Planxty, has died aged 72. The uilleann piper, who collaborated with Kate Bush and Sinead O'Connor, had been suffering from a long ...

HE IS known as the godfather of Irish contemporary music and Bono calls him "the Quincy Jones of Ireland". Donal Lunny is legendary amongst the great and the good of the Irish music scene; think of ...

O'Flynn co-founded the group Planxty with Donal Lunny‬, ‪Andy Irvine‬ and ‪Christy Moore‬‬ Get daily headlines and breaking news alerts for FREE by signing up to our newsletter We have more ...

THEY have been called Ireland's original super group and judging by the reception at the Point Depot throughout the week, it's a reputation that endures. Planxty rounded off six stunningly successful ...

Since Planxty was probably my all time favorite band of the trad-folk revival many moons ago, it has been an unfulfilled dream to see them reunited and doing a U.S. tour. While the starting four of ...

Planxty dragged traditional Irish music kicking and screaming into the 20th century. Now they're aiming to swing it firmly into the 21st century, writes Siobhán Long With a shared penchant for ...

Tonight's 'No Disco' features an hour-long special dedicated to legendary Irish band Planxty. Presented by Leagues O'Toole, the programme features exclusive interviews with founding members Christy ...

Modern master of the Irish uilleann pipes who was a co-founder of the folk band Planxty Revered as a modern master of the Irish uilleann pipes, Liam O’Flynn, who has died aged 72, was a solo performer ...

O'Flynn co-founded the group Planxty with Donal Lunny‬, ‪Andy Irvine‬ and ‪Christy Moore‬‬ Get daily headlines and breaking news alerts for FREE by signing up to our newsletter We have more ...