press highlights
Our clients have been featured in top-tier media outlets including:
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A 270-year-old Scottish Folk Fiddle Makes its Carnegie Hall Debut
The New York Times
Client: Scotland’s Hoolie in New York
The ornately decorated fiddle belonged to the dance master who taught Robert Burns. At Carnegie, it will cap “Scotland’s Hoolie in New York.”
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Alan Cumming talks Scottish hoolies, ‘Traitors’ S4, return to ‘X-Men’
TODAY SHOW
Client: Scotland’s Hoolie in New York
Actor Alan Cumming sits down with TODAY’s Jenna Bush Hager and guest co-host Olivia Munn for a conversation about crashing a karaoke bar in Canada, hosting Scotland’s Hoolie in New York and teases the addictiveness of “The Traitors" on Peacock. Cumming also opens up about reprising his role as Nightcrawler from “X-Men” in the Marvel Cinematic Universe!
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Review: Lúnasa’s “Live in Kyoto”
Songlines Magazine
Client: Lúnasa
Serving up ten tracks of previously unrecorded material captured in situ before an audience, Live in Kyoto can’t be faulted for the boldness of its concept. Or for its execution.
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Why New York keeps saying 'haste ye back' to Tartan Week
BBC
Client: NYC Tartan Week
The Tailor Public House in Midtown, New York might be an Irish bar, but climb the stairs and things get distinctly Scottish.
That is because it is playing host to the New York City Tartan Week Mod, a celebration of Gaelic arts.
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The Drowsy Lads brings "big happy musical family reunion" to the Pittsburgh Irish Festival
Pittsburgh City Paper
Client: The Drowsy Lads
Long before Hozier was breaking hearts with his soaring voice, before Thin Lizzy was back in town, before The Pogues, The Cranberries, U2, Sinéad O'Connor, and many others, the Emerald Isle maintained a rich musical heritage.
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A couple of crowdpleaser ideas for the Christmas trad gift list
The Irish Echo
Client: Socks in the Frying Pan
Socks are known for their intense and high energy music – it’s no wonder they’re favorites on the festival circuit! A mixture of high energy musicianship and ruminative songwriting, “Waiting for Inspiration” – the group’s fifth release – will most certainly delight fans and may even win over a few new ones along the way.
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Celebrating Irish culture and heritage this weekend in South Buffalo
WGRZ
Client: South Buffalo Irish Festival
For our Most Buffalo Story of the Day, we are celebrating Irish culture and heritage with two big events coming up later this week.
On Tuesday morning, we learned more about them from the people in charge of making sure everything runs smoothly.
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Traditional Music Sessions are Thriving. Try Not to Spill the Beer.
The New York Times
The Tradfather was holding court at the 11th St. Bar in the East Village during a pause between jigs when his mood temporarily darkened. Amid the small cluster of regulars who flock to this live Irish music session on Sundays was a newcomer who, beer in hand, was flirting with one of the musicians.
“She’s playing,” the Tradfather cut in, jabbing his fiddle bow in the air. “We’re not talking,” he added, inserting an expletive for good measure. Then he put bow to string and started on a jaunty hornpipe.