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We chat to The McGoldrick Family about ‘One For The Road’…we’re in total agreement with Brendan McGoldrick, his son, Michael McGoldrick and their three granddaughters have made “a mighty record”.

Michael McGoldrick and Family put on a great show at Celtic Connections for the launch of their debut album, One For The Road. The passion, talent, and exceptional versatility meant they all had much to be proud of.

There was a definite buzz around RURA’s Celtic Connections appearance and their collaborative EP launch gig featuring an extended band and guests: Duncan Chisholm, Julie Fowlis, Hannah Rarity, Ross Ainslie and Michael McGoldrick. It couldn’t have been better.

Other Voices announce live stream event to be held at the Irish Embassy in London featuring The Unthanks, Saint Sister, Michael McGoldrick and Katie Melua.

Featuring  Andy Irvine, Dónal Lunny, Paddy Glackin, Mike McGoldrick and John Doyle, the mighty Usher’s Island announce UK dates for November 2021.

Don’t miss Towersey Festival’s Festiv-All this weekend featuring McGoldrick, McCusker & Doyle, Gigspanner Big Band, Jim Moray, Manière des Bohémiens, Edwina Hayes and more.

In part 2 of the story of Michael McGoldrick’s “Fused” we look at its influence and talk to Julie Fowlis, Duncan Chisholm, Jarlath Henderson, Damien O’Kane and more.

In celebration of Michael McGoldrick’s ‘Fused’ and its 20th Anniversary, we explore the making and influence of a ‘ground-breaking’ album in a special two-part feature including exclusive interviews and more.

Recorded live at Celtic Connections in 2008, ‘Waterman’s Live EP’ offers a glimpse of the magic that takes place when Michael McGoldrick and his band get together. Simply breathtaking.

20 years on, Michael McGoldrick and his band return to Celtic Connections to perform Fused, locked into the groove, they stayed there like they’d never been away from the Old Fruit Market in Glasgow. Plus Michael talks us through the album, track-by-track.

The Ballad of Child Migration takes to the road in November 2018 featuring an All-star cast with award-winning folk artists: John McCusker, Michael McGoldrick, Boo Hewerdine, O’Hooley & Tidow, Chris While, Julie Matthews, John Doyle, Jez Lowe, Andy Seward, Andy Cutting and narrated by Barbara Dickson.

The Big Whistle Festival which takes place at The Met in Bury on Saturday 12 May, will feature five concerts performed by the Michael McGoldrick Big Band, Aizle, the Andy May Trio, Drop the Floor and Don’t Feed the Peacocks. All of this plus talks, classes and sessions.

ARC is a rich, varied and essential release for anyone who likes traditional music with plenty of thoroughly contemporary reference points and bright tunes that reveal more layers with repeated listening. A superlative work that sounds quite unlike anything else you’ll hear any time soon.

Michael McGoldrick releases ARC, his new solo album, next month, his fifth in 22 years. We caught up with Mike in Manchester to chat about his new album, his championing of future generations of Irish traditional music players and to find out how he manages to balance his busy time as a musician.

Ahead of its release on 26th January, listen in full to Kyle Carey’s new album ‘The Art of Forgetting’. Produced by Dirk Powell and featuring Sam Broussard, John McCusker, Ron Janssen, Kai Welch, Mike McGoldrick and Rhiannon Giddens.

The Wishing Tree is, believe it or not, the first studio recording by the redoubtable trio of John Doyle, John McCusker and Mike McGoldrick. An exceptional album that has to be a front-runner for album of the year.

The Seven Suns is replete with the wisdom wrought in a time when humanity existed in tune with nature, rather than in dominion over it. There are legends, ideas and timeless rituals to explore – from the venerable grandeur of stone monuments to the intricate, spellbinding symmetry of a snowflake…above all, though, there is enthralling music.

The third London Folk & Roots Festival kixks off this month with acts such as Newton Faulkner, Jon Boden, Mick Flannery, Sarah Jarosz, Tony Joe White, Eliza Carthy, Michael McGoldrick, Maz O’Connor and many more. Listen to our spotify playlist preview.