The Dubliners

XLR8R — Back in 2009, Dubliners John Kowalski and Rian Trench united over a love of film and formed Solar Bears, a musical endeavor titled after a science-fiction film by Andrei Tarkovsky. It's fitting, then, that the pair's productions betray a ta... more info

Guardian Music — (Transduction)The band's name and the title say it all: this is an intriguing and quirky psych-folk outfit with an unexpectedly tough edge. Named after a poem about a haunted canal lock, The Spook first got together in Dublin to write songs in the fo... more info

Guardian Music — (IML)Billy Connolly once called the Dubliners "folk music's Rolling Stones", but the rousing wild men of the Irish traditional scene sadly never reached their 50th anniversary in the same lucrative style. The death of Barney McKenna earlier this yea... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Chicago quintet The Shams Band is all about swagger and strut. With a mix of the Stones, the New York Dolls, the Clash and Muddy Waters their music can be pigeon-holed as country blues with a punk attitude. Singing about booze, women (special guest... more info

Guardian Music — Banjo player and an original member of the Irish folk group the DublinersBarney McKenna, who has died aged 72, was the last surviving founding member of the Irish folk group the Dubliners. While Ronnie Drew's gravelly voice gave the band its memora... more info

ContactMusic — The Dubliners founder Barney Mckenna has died aged 72 The banjo player who was affectionately dubbed Banjo Barney was the last remaining member of the original line-up of the folk group MCKenna performed with current members of the group during i... more info

Guardian Music — Influential banjo player and last of the four founding members of folk band formed in 1962 died in Dublin hospital aged 72Barney McKenna, the last founding member of the Irish folk band the Dubliners, has died aged 72.It is understood McKenna collaps... more info

Guardian Music — Veterans dominate this year as June Tabor and Oysterband win four prizes, including best album and folk singer of the yearBritish folk has enjoyed an exciting resurgence during the last few years, owing to younger artists brimming with energy and ima... more info

ContactMusic — Don Mclean is to be honoured at the Bbc Radio 2 Folk Awards the American Pie singer gaining recognition for a career thats stretched over 40 years The awards will be held on February 8th 2012 with legendary Irish country band The Dubliners also set t... more info

ContactMusic — American Pie singer Don Mclean and The Dubliners are to be honoured with Lifetime Achievement Awards at the Bbc Folk Awards next month Feb12 Singing sisters The Unthanks lead the nominations for the 13th annual prizegiving which will be held in Salfo... more info