In 1996 it was all so different. Michael Flatley bounded on to stages around the world as the Lord of the Dance. In his show, the Chicago-born dancer’s character, the hero, battled the “evil dark lord Don Dorcha” from taking over “Planet Ireland”. High-kicking and careering his way through an elaborate spectacle of modern Irish … Read more
Summer is on the minds of Will Rolfe and James Aiken – the summer of 2026, that is. “We already have some headliners confirmed,” says Rolfe, promoter, curator and creative director of Pod Festivals. “Just when everyone is getting excited for this year, we‘re starting to get excited for next year. You really don’t get … Read more
The Henry Mount Charles story has everything: rock’n’roll, a burning castle and even an apparently ersatz landed title. The “Lord” part of “Lord Henry” is just a fiction cooked up by the media, according to his second wife, Iona, who says that his proper title is “Earl of Mount Charles” and that the “Lord Henry” … Read more