It could be a scene in West Clare, Kerry, or Waterford as families with surnames such as Roche, Mooney, and Hennessey gather for some Irish dancing set to traditional Irish music.

The Gloaming, amid folksy fiddle notes reminiscent of Irish childhood, inserts its own modern take on an age-old art form. The band, consisting of fiddlers Martin Hayes and Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, ...

The Irish seem born with a love of music. At social gatherings, everyone’s always ready to sing his or her “party piece.” Performances are judged less by skill than by uninhibited sincerity or ...