Country music Quote by John Prine

The Irish aren't great singers, but they have great songs.

— Bernadette Devlin

In Ireland, it's been like U2 and The Cranberries, which is rock, but you know they're Irish.

— Caroline Corr

Ireland and America, music-wise, are very closely related. The Irish came over with their fiddles in hand, and you can hear it in the…

— Imelda May

When I was growing up, the alternative-music scene, not just in Ireland but... in the U.K. and in America and stuff... the women were…

— CMAT

There is more talent per square metre in Ireland than there is anywhere else. We just don't harness or help them ... the radio…

— Louis Walsh

North and South of Ireland people love to sing and that's a lovely thing. But Belfast is one of those cities that every time…

— Jack Savoretti

Why are Americans so fascinated by Ireland?” Keith asked... “you all think you’re Irish. What’s the appeal? Do you like the accent more? Is…

— Maureen Johnson

As a music man, the musical tradition in Ireland is incredible; I could listen to it for hours.

— Noah Reid

When I go home, I go to my house in the countryside. I don't hang out in Dublin. I go home to be with…

— Roisin Murphy

Ireland is a land of poets and legends, of dreamers and rebels. All of these have music woven through and around them. Tunes for…

— Nora Roberts

We play our Irish songs a bit more loosely.

— Caroline Corr

I grew up loving that female '90s country sound - which so much of that were those undeniable girl anthems.

— Carly Pearce