In the Echo review: An album that burrows deep beneath the skin
Eight pairs of musicians come together in Field Recordings from Earlsfort Terrace
Eight pairs of musicians come together in Field Recordings from Earlsfort Terrace
Gloaming pianist’s solo album, called Shelter, was composed during the early days of the pandemic but ‘pre-George Floyd’, he says
The Gloaming duo’s collaboration is dreamlike, mysterious and utterly engaging
Group have found their groove and third album provides a focus on the darker side
Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, fiddle player with The Gloaming, on a key influence on his playing
Dublin performances likely to showcase trad supergroup’s new album, due next spring
Like its protagonist, Matilda the Musical is not afraid to be clever, while Beckett’s words are put to music in Gare Saint Lazare’s Here All Night at the Abbey and beyond
Latest offering an amalgam of 17 sold-out National Concert Hall shows
THIS IS HOW WE FLYForeign Fields ****Independent release
Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, New Jackson, Tom Adams and Soulé among well-received acts
Title sponsors and a larger cultural offering mean that this is the year when the Dingle event stops being a small music-industry weekend away and becomes a full-blown festival
A busy year for The Gloaming led to most of their second album being written on the road - Jim Carroll joins the band in Real World Studios to hear the songs taking shape
As a self-employed musician, Ó Raghallaigh’s workload was becoming a strain. So the fiddler, equally at home to the traditional and experimental, made a key change
The five virtuosos of The Gloaming can afford to be choosy about how, and where, they play their transcendental blend of trad, jazz, rock and classical music
T’ai chi, massage, lighting innovation and martial arts: dancer and choreographer Russell Maliphant is not content to sit still
Backwards parades , invisible parades, lovely tractor contests – for some real Paddy’s Day craic, head out to the country
An alternative to the often drink-fuelled day can be enjoyed with this cultural treat
The quintet’s music isn’t traditional, nor is it classical: it’s contemporary music that insinuates itself within the subconscious, and it’s very exciting. There is no master plan, they say, ahead of the release of their debut album
This Is How We Fly fuse traditional music from Ireland and Sweden with elements of Appalachian clog dancing, jazz and electronica. They look set to take off
‘Heartbeat of Home’, a new dance show from the creators of ‘Riverdance’, with lyrics by Joseph O’Connor and music by Brian Byrne, is drawing a new musical map of Ireland
The music and dance are the real charm at the heart of these small, tall tales
An eclectic range of composers have collaborated with the traditional singer with the ‘severe’ voice
The discovery of a manuscript of folk tunes for the viol enabled the composer to tackle music he had heard in Ireland decades previously
After a long musical journey, the fiddler Martin Hayes finds inspiration in everything from Bach to Arvo Pärt and Sigur Rós
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices