Chauncey Olcott was born a few years prior to the start of the Civil War to an Irish immigrant mother. He was raised in Buffalo’s rough-and-tumble Canal District, where his mother, Peggy (Doyle) ...

This month, we're highlighting some of our favorite stories from 2023, including this interview about a song with a beautiful history behind it. ROSE BETTS: I'm Rose Betts. I'm a singer-songwriter.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Listen, I’m proud to be Irish and I love Irish music, but I’ve noticed that after a half hour of just Irish jigs, or a half hour of just Irish “pub music”, it starts to get repetitive, ...

Some songs don't have any more to them than a good beat you can dance to, and that's fine by me. Other songs have a good beat and layers of stories behind them. ROSE BETTS: I'm Rose Betts. I'm a ...