In cultures around the world, the songs that coax kids to sleep are windows into parents’ hopes, fears, and dreams for the future. living-lullabies-17Altanzul Sukhchuluun and her daughter, Khulan, ...

Patrick O’Donovan obviously wasn’t around in the 1840s for the great famine in Ireland. But the more the country’s minister for culture, communications and sport researches and studies the subject, ...

FOLK music may be multifaceted, often misunderstood and sometimes maligned, but there’s no doubting the genre’s singular value in helping to preserve and promote minority languages and cultures. 9Bach ...

Philipos Melaku, 46, has worked for the Alexandria Parks and Recreation for 10 years now, but he witnessed a first within the makeshift wooden treehouse-like structure that serves as a scorer’s table ...

Reading the lyrics to The Cure’s 1989 single “Lullaby”, you can interpret the words as a bleak metaphor describing anything or anyone that’s got a hold on you. But there’s also a literal meaning to ...

The Longridge Band recently celebrated its 193rd anniversary with a concert at its local Civic Hall. Led by MD Mark Peacock, it was marked by the premiere of 'A Gaelic Lullaby' from 'Three Gaelic ...

The Scottish Languages Bill is simply a rehash of the status quo, writes Professor Conchúr Ó Giollagáin, the co-author of a landmark study published in 2020 Did you know with a Digital Subscription to ...

Whether you're waiting for the next match or tournament, want to flex your managerial skills, or simply duke it out with pals online, video games have always been a fantastic outlet for sports fans to ...

An online dictionary has rediscovered lost Gaelic phrases and words. The meanings of the long-forgotten expressions have also been revealed. Faclair na Gàidhlig seeks to provide a better understanding ...

Yungblud has unleashed a new single, “Lovesick Lullaby” alongside a Charlie Sarsfield-directed video for the track. The British musician described the making of the song as a “fucking party.” “Making ...

As the sun sets in the Heights on Wednesdays, a handful of athletes chase each other around the grassy expanse of Montie Beach Park, bumping, kicking and dribbling what looks like a volleyball in a ...

The senior class at Durness Primary School gave a concert for parents and the rest of the school at the start of April, 2005. Sheila Cunningham from Scourie worked with the children in the run-up to ...