Calling all Irish men and women and those who are just "wannabe Irish"! I've always been keen to find like-minded people with Irish connections to attend plays, music, movies and other cultural events with an Irish theme. We will make everyone welcome of any age (even though I'm getting on a bit myself!) or background. All you need is an interest in the "craic"! If you're on your own then you're even more welcome. Initially, we'll be looking for an event every couple of weeks in the London area …

This is a group for musicians of any standard to get together and enjoy playing folk music together; looking for banjos, mandolins, flutes, bodhrans, guitar, pipes, whistles, accordions, melodicas, spoons... The point isn't to be brilliant; being crap is an option. If you're good it's about being generous; if you're learning it's about discovering how to play together. It's about finding a place to relax as we play too. Pubs, clubs and sessions are, inevitably, about performing. This is more abo …

"The truest expression of a people is in its dances and in its music" From traditional ethnic music to foreign language pop music, the phrase "World Music" covers a lot of ground. From Reggae to Ragas, Celtic to Klezmer, Salsa to Paris Cafe, world music pretty much encompasses everything that doesn't fit comfortably into an typical 'Top 40' pop chart. All in all, world music is considered just plain music to the vast majority of people in the world. Music is universal, and to discover the music …