Luke Combs: The Way I Am review – Everydude cliches mixed into the sorriest country-rock schmaltz
Enough is never enough for the country star Luke Combs, whose tiresome new LP runs down the clock with a patience-testing 22 tracks
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Dolores Keane: Soulful traditional music singer forged a path for other women
Galway singer who cofounded De Dannan and featured on A Woman’s Heart has died aged 72
Ringo Starr on holidaying in Ireland: ‘We hopped over on a plane, rented a car and found a little guesthouse for two nights’
The Beatles drummer on his former band and his new country album, Look Up, which features a line-up of Nashville stars
‘I always say the violin is Beyoncé and the viola is Adele’
One is the pop singer, the other is the soul singer, says violist Jennifer Stumm
Glastonbury 2022: Paul McCartney and Kendrick Lamar to headline
Majority of acts announced feature women as festival recovers from pandemic hiatus
The Ticket’s top roots, jazz, trad and classical albums of 2021
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss; Matthew Halpin; John Francis Flynn; Haydn/Brahms
The top 10 Irish and international albums of 2021
It’s a close contest between Villagers and For Those I Love, while Arlo Parks aces it
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss: Raise the Roof – Haunted loss tinged with beauty
Acclaimed duo reunite for an outstanding album of curatorial wonder
‘You gotta put your crash helmet on’: Robert Plant on working with Alison Krauss
The pair take risks on a new album of lost nuggets, the follow-up to Raising Sand, their 2007 collaboration
Grammys 2021: Beyoncé makes history as women dominate big prizes
Fontaines DC miss out; Taylor Swift becomes first woman to win album of the year three times
Megan O’Neill: Getting Comfortable with Uncertainty review – Finely crafted songs of defiance
You wouldn’t bet against the Kildare singer finding a bigger international audience
Lisa Lambe: Juniper – Easy listening, but in a very good way
The Celtic Woman singer’s voice blends Natalie Merchant and Alison Krauss
Burt Bacharach and Macy Gray: This week’s best rock and pop gigs
The KnockanStockan festival and Mac DeMarco are among the other highlights
How Kathy Mattea got her groove – and voice – back
The country singer is back in form with a voice she reckons is now like a Ferrari
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