In Director Craig Brewer’s “Song Sung Blue” The Power of Music Is Celebrated Through Performances by Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson
December 28, 2025 No Responses

In Director Craig Brewer’s “Song Sung Blue” The Power of Music Is Celebrated Through Performances by Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson

Review by Brad Balfour Film: “Song Sung Blue”Director: Craig BrewerCast: Hugh Jackman, Kate Hudson, Michael Imperioli, Fisher Stevens, Jim Belushi, Ella Anderson, King Princess, Mustafa Shakir, Hudson Hilbert Hensley  if you’re going to see director Craig Brewer’s “Song Sung Blue,” you have...
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Starring Ethan Hawke, The Film “Blue Moon” Documents The Night Lyricist Lorenz Hart Realizes His Partnership with Richard Rodgers is Over
December 18, 2025 No Responses

Starring Ethan Hawke, The Film “Blue Moon” Documents The Night Lyricist Lorenz Hart Realizes His Partnership with Richard Rodgers is Over

Feature by Brad Balfour, Arts Editor Inspired by the letters of legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart and Elizabeth Weiland, director Richard Linklater developed the biographical drama “Blue Moon” — with a script written by Robert Kaplow. It s...
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Actor Ashley Robinson Touts “It’s a Wonderful Life – A Live Radio Play” Playing at The Irish Repertory Theatre This Month
December 18, 2025 No Responses

Actor Ashley Robinson Touts “It’s a Wonderful Life – A Live Radio Play” Playing at The Irish Repertory Theatre This Month

Exclusive Q&A by Brad Balfour, Arts Editor Play: “It’s a Wonderful Life – A Live Radio Play” Director: Charlotte Moore.Cast: Rufus Collins, Ali Ewoldt, Reed Lancaster, Leenya Rideout, and Ashley RobinsonWhen...
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Mairéad Carlin Brings a Touch of Derry to Legendary Singing Team, Celtic Woman, for Their Latest Christmas Album
December 4, 2025 No Responses

Mairéad Carlin Brings a Touch of Derry to Legendary Singing Team, Celtic Woman, for Their Latest Christmas Album

Exclusive Q&A by Brad Balfour The vocal quartet Celtic Woman has a legacy of 12 Billboard number ones, more than 10 million album sales and three billion online streams to date. As the most successful all-female group in Irish history, they&...
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Writer/Interviewer Eamon Carr Created “Pure Gold” From Many Conversations Done Over The Years With Creative and Intriguing People
November 14, 2025 No Responses

Writer/Interviewer Eamon Carr Created “Pure Gold” From Many Conversations Done Over The Years With Creative and Intriguing People

Review by Brad Balfour Title: Pure Gold: Memorable Conversations with Remarkable PeopleAuthor: Eamon CarrPublisher: Merrion Press If there’s one idea applicable to this book, it’s that there’s more than one act in life. “Pure Gold” is perfect eviden...
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Once an IBO President, Niall O’Leary Is A Dancing, Singing Magic Man of Irish Culture
November 12, 2025 No Responses

Once an IBO President, Niall O’Leary Is A Dancing, Singing Magic Man of Irish Culture

Exclusive Q&A by Brad Balfour When I first encountered Niall O’Leary over 20 years ago, I was launching Irish Connections for Publisher Paddy McCarthy. If anyone in the Irish dance circuit deserved a story then, it was Niall. And so...
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With Her Debut Album Out, Dance Chanteuse Shara Strand Performs Nov. 9th At The Green Room 42
November 6, 2025 No Responses

With Her Debut Album Out, Dance Chanteuse Shara Strand Performs Nov. 9th At The Green Room 42

Exclusive Q&A by Brad Balfour, Arts Editor After a period marked by grief, loss, and a pause in her musical journey, two-time Billboard dance charting artist Shara Strand returned with a powerful and uplifting full-length debut album, “Love Forever,”...
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What Does It Means That “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere” Isn’t Really A Bio Pic but A Psych Examine
October 30, 2025 No Responses

What Does It Means That “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere” Isn’t Really A Bio Pic but A Psych Examine

Review by Brad Balfour, Arts Editor Film: “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere”Director: Scott CooperCast: Jeremy Allen White, Jeremy Strong, Gaby Hoffman, Stephen Graham, Odessa Young Review by Brad Balfour  Kicking off with a rousing version of “...
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Composer/Pianist/Singer/Songwriter Randy Edelman Plays a Great Game In Song and Film
September 3, 2025 No Responses

Composer/Pianist/Singer/Songwriter Randy Edelman Plays a Great Game In Song and Film

Photo: Billy Hess Exclusive Q&A by Brad Balfour After a successful summer show in The Appel Room of Jazz at Lincoln Center, composer/pianist Randy Edelman returns to New York for a series of fall concerts. A while back he conducted...
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Master Guitarist Gary Lucas Will be Going to Dublin as a Mentor to Young Musicians for The International Songwriting Retreat
August 6, 2025 No Responses

Master Guitarist Gary Lucas Will be Going to Dublin as a Mentor to Young Musicians for The International Songwriting Retreat

Gods & Monsters Exclusive Q&A by Brad Balfour When master musician Gary Lucas posted that he was invited to Ireland to be a mentor for serious musicians attending the International Songwriting Retreat, I had to look into the situation. The...
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