Each week, Daily Bruin A&E will explore the instruments of the World Musical Instrument Collection and their performers that all contribute to the musical landscape of the UCLA Herb Alpert School of ...

Irish-American astronaut Cady Coleman has not forgotten her Emerald Isle roots, even as she sails high above Earth on the International Space Station. The NASA astronaut marked St. Patrick's Day in ...

One of the fascinating aspects of Irish traditional music as a “Living Tradition” that keeps up with the times while preserving its essence is exploring what happens behind the scenes of the stage ...

Musical astronaut Catherine Coleman has plenty of flutes to pick from aboard the International Space Station. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and ...

Two months ago, late on a Sunday evening in mid-September, Miriam Kaczor received an unexpected call. The young musician had travelled from London to attend her Irish citizenship ceremony and was in ...

A renowned traditional flute maker from Belfast who died last week has been remembered as a man of “profound creativity and searching intellect.” Sam Murray (74) was born in the Sailortown area of ...

I’m a very bad flute player. I only know a few dozen jigs, two hornpipes, one reel, 14 polkas and that’s about it. But musical instruments have helped me through life. As a youth I only played when I ...

A love of fiddles and Irish tunes drew me back to Ireland and to trad sessions—those toe-tapping, hand-clapping, pint-sipping Irish events when musicians gather in pubs to play traditional tunes. I ...