Since Planxty was probably my all time favorite band of the trad-folk revival many moons ago, it has been an unfulfilled dream to see them reunited and doing a U.S. tour. While the starting four of ...

The boys are back. This CD/DVD is a timely reminder, 44 years after their debut, of the revolutionary musical imaginations that fuelled Planxty's music and shaped so much of what has happened since ...

IRISH singer and musician Andy Irvine, founder of folk legends Planxty, plays at Newhampton Arts Centre, Wolverhampton, on June 23. Call 01902 572090 for tickets.

Planxty dragged traditional Irish music kicking and screaming into the 20th century. Now they're aiming to swing it firmly into the 21st century, writes Siobhán Long With a shared penchant for ...

Andy Irvine, the Irish folk music legend and former member of Planxty, will be performing in Moate later this year.

Tonight's 'No Disco' features an hour-long special dedicated to legendary Irish band Planxty. Presented by Leagues O'Toole, the programme features exclusive interviews with founding members Christy ...

The CD consists of 17 tracks drawn from the handful of studio albums, beginning with Christy's inimitable version of Norman Blake’s True Love Knows No Season (Billy Gray) and ending with Timedance, ...

Irish folk musician Andy Irvine, who has been at the helm of legendary bands such as Planxty, is celebrating after instruments worth €16,000 which went missing last month en route from Dublin to ...

In 1980, Wesleyan archivist Jody Cormack and her husband, the late musician and teacher T. Viswanathan, purchased a home on a quiet Middletown street with the idea of hosting small house concerts. “It ...

The Irish folk band revel in each other’s company on a trip down memory lane Taking up the same stage positions they have occupied, on and off, since archive footage shot around the time they ...