ONE of the main things that can keep a band on the go for over a decade has to be the amount of fun they have playing together. That's certainly the case of the olllam, a band featuring piper John ...

Have you ever thought that, because you haven’t seen or heard from someone for a long while, that something bad might have happened to them? And then they appear bright and breezy and full of the joys ...

With a name aptly deriving from the old Irish for a grand master of a skill, the olllam is a Transatlantic collective of formidable talent, marrying stunning instrumental virtuosity, Irish tradition, ...

For the first time in FOUR years, the American-Irish group the olllam are making their highly anticipated return to the stage in Ireland, hot on the heels of their new album, elllegy. Formed in 2012, ...

Traditional music tends to concentrate much of its energies on the summer season, when long evenings lend themselves to the seepage of sessions outside or in, as musical circles expand and contract.

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Joe Dart is the acclaimed bass player with much loved U.S. funk band Vulfpeck - later this month, he reunites with his comrades in American-Irish outfit The Olllam for a rare performance at the ...

To box this recording under trad is, in many ways, to do it a grave disservice. Traditional music may be this trio’s springboard, but it’s not a straightjacket. Belfast piper John McSherry has never ...

For the first time in 4 years, the American-Irish group the olllam are making their highly anticipated return to the stage in Ireland this June, hot on the heels of the release of their new album, ...