Traditional Singing from Dublin

Dublin has always been a stronghold for folk music. From the days blind Zozimus hawking song-sheets in the shadow of Christchurch, to the 1960s folk revival, when a fiery-headed Luke Kelly was crooning up a storm around Baggotonia, the Irish capital has never lacked for balladeers. And indeed, today, when acts like Lankum, Ye Vagabonds, and Lisa O’Neill scoop up Choice prizes or write-ups in The New York Times, the Dublin folk scene boasts an ever-spotless bill of health. What few realise, however, is that lurking beneath these waves of critical acclaim lies an unsung network of pipers, dancers, and rann-men, each tending to the hive like a steadfast rabble of worker bees.