On a quiet Monday night in an empty pub in North Beach, the fiddle of Brian Theriault can be heard crying from a far corner. It is just one instrument in a traditional Irish session that includes ...

Local violinist Kari Barton plays and teaches everything from Brahms to Irish jigs As a child, Kari Barton remembers hearing Celtic music constantly in her home. She also recalls a time when her ...

Greta Gothard's childhood tears have evolved into a cheerful family musical career. Her mom tried to interest her in soccer, softball and ballet. Gothard's 5-year-old Celtic heart beat strongest, ...

“I’ve had an enormous time with my fiddle since I came to America,” says Mick Gavin. The 71-year-old Irish immigrant has 12 fiddles, but the one in his hands — a 200-year-old instrument coated in ...