Tackling 2,000 Years of History, Culture, and Conflict with Sean Murphy

By Maddie Kilgannon
September 5, 2019
Maddie Kilgannon

By Maddie Kilgannon
BIR Correspondent
Irish heritage comes with an undeniably rich history, but approaching that history and seeking to understand thousands of years of conflict and resilience on the Emerald Isle can be a daunting task.
That’s where Sean Murphy comes in.
“Quite a lot of people have a vague knowledge of when their ancestors arrived, and they have a lot of the questions to try and clarify what was happening in Ireland at the time that might have caused them to leave,” Murphy said.

The Irish wonder: What is the Brexit madness going to cost us?

By Bill Forry
September 5, 2019
Bill Forry

BALLYCONNEELY, Co. Galway, Ireland— “Bomb delivers deadly wake-up call on Brexit” was the lead headline on Aug. 20 in the Irish Independent.

It takes some effort to knock the All-Ireland hurling finals off the front pages of newspapers in the Republic of Ireland. Sports-crazed Bostonians have nothing on their Irish cousins, who live and die by the fortunes of their county amateur teams.

CD Reviews for September, 2019

By Sean Smith, Special to BIR
September 5, 2019
Sean Smith, Special to BIR

By Sean Smith
We Banjo 3, “Roots to Rise Live” • It has been four years since this Irish/Americana outfit released a live album (“Live in Galway”), and in that time WB3 has made a significant transition in the “Celtgrass” genre – a mix of Irish and American folk styles, traditional and contemporary –they’ve helped pioneer. As was evident on last year’s “Haven,” their most recent studio release, the band has shifted more to the Americana side of their musical persona while putting greater emphasis on writing songs in the folk-rock-pop idiom, a la Mumford and Sons.

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