Billy McComiskey has been described as “simply the best Irish accordion player in America.”Now just a minute! Irish accordion player? Does a picture of Lawrence Welk clad in Kelly green leap to mind?

Matt Hensley of Celtic punk band Flogging Molly never got picked on for playing the accordion as a kid because he didn’t start until the age of 24. He did almost get shot for it as an adult, though.

Anne Hathaway lives out a pop star nightmare in 'Mother Mary' trailer There's no better way to tell someone you love them than with an accordion. Students in County Donegal, Ireland recently learned ...

Sligo's traditional music pedigree will be showcased at this month's international festival, its messianic director, accordionist Shane Mitchell tells Martin Doyle As the accordion player with Dervish ...

Diarmuid Ó Meachair (27) has leveraged his significant talent to make a living from music in Boston and beyond Diarmuid Ó'Meachair has pursued music on a full time basis since taking a career break ...

The much-loved Irish musician Sharon Shannon is well accustomed to playing before tons of adoring fans but her following this week crossed species as she wowed a group of cows in an Irish field. The ...

RACING NEWS:THE GRADE One-winning chaser Accordion Etoile has been retired and will not run in the Guinness Galway Hurdle in two weeks. Accordion Etoile had been joint top-weight for the Day Four ...

Across the street from a wine lounge and a gourmet sausage spot on Glendale Boulevard in Atwater Village, a small red-and-white neon sign reads: "DAVE'S ACCORDION SCHOOL." Inside, black and tan cases ...

It was the late 1960’s and it was rural Ireland at its ruralest - a small remote parish in the far-flung outer edges of East County Limerick - out there with our bitterest hurling rival, Tipperary no ...