Category: Cianaodh-Óg-Malarkey

  • Celtic Creative Revival

    Throughout the lands of the Gaels and their diaspora all over the world there has been renewed interest learning the languages, culture and history of these proud people. For centuries while under rule of the British empire the use of these languages was either actively suppressed or seen as a dead end and therefore not…

  • DFW Gaelic League

    Ironically, the last post on the DFW Gaelic League website six years ago stated “Unfortunately due to circumstances that arose we have had to cancel this Spring’s Immersion Workshop. However! We have rolled our deposit and commitments to the Fall. This is not the end!” But then there was nothing more…EVER, on the website apparently.…

  • Sombati World Music

    Sombati is a world music band from Fort Worth, Texas. Their passion is bringing music from all over the world to life. They play traditional tunes and original compositions in a variety of genres from across Europe, around the Mediterranean, and the Americas. From traditional Irish and Scottish music, waltzes and ballads from Northern Spain…

  • What’s The Craic?

    I am going to be adding more stories, memes, wiki entries and topics for chat on the discord server.

  • The Selkie Girls

    The Selkie Girls originally formed in 2013 and since then they have firmly established themselves as a mainstay in the North Texas folk music scene. With dozens of music and art festivals under their belts, as well as numerous television appearances, the band has toured throughout the United States, never failing to captivate audiences with…

  • New Craic and Malarkey

    So, today I am rolling out new pages on the website and new channels on the discord server in the interests of diversifying our community and giving us more fun and interesting things to talk about. I’m going to take some popular memes and make versions of them available in Irish and in Scottish Gaelic…

  • Jiggernaut – Celtic Rock

    “A band that knows how to rock, but hasn’t forgotten how to think.” Brian McNeill Jiggernaut has been selected as a Regional Performer at the 2023 North Texas Irish Festival (NTIF), which just happens to be one of the largest Irish/Celtic music festivals in America!! They reportedly are feeling quite excited and honored to be…

  • Tuatha Dea – Celtic Tribal

    I’ve been a fan of this band and family since first meeting them in a parking lot of a shop in Arlington, Texas on Cooper Street known as Groovy Goods where they were hosting a drum circle. Their energy and vibes hooked me right away. As they say on their website: “Combining primal rhythms, melodic…

  • Foclach Game

    If you’re learning the Irish language, like me and you also enjoy games, like me then I just learned about something that might interest you too. On Gaeilge i Mo Chroí, Molly Nic Céile recently posted a video about 10 things you can do every day to improve your Irish full of great ideas that…

  • BEHAN at NTIF 2023

    BEHAN Irish music has always been about family – family by blood and family by friendship.  Anyone in North Texas who has heard BEHAN has become an honorary member of their family.   They will be performing at North Texas Irish Festival 2023 on Friday, March 3rd at 9:30PM on the Trinity Stage. If you’re going…