The Irish Times

Grammy awards 2022: Olivia Rodrigo and Silk Sonic triumph

Ukraine’s president Zelenskiy makes cameo at scandal free ceremony after Oscars chaos

Mon Apr 04 2022 - 11:20

Rhiannon Giddens & Francesco Turrisi: They’re Calling Me Home – An album for our times

The duo’s new collection is shot through with a deep longing for home

Fri Apr 09 2021 - 05:00

Anakronos: The Red Book of Ossory review – Medieval eclecticism

Pure-voiced Caitríona O’Leary and friends draw on a range of medieval musical sources

Fri Aug 21 2020 - 05:00

Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi: There Is No Other review – Filigree and ferocious in equal measure

This duo poke, prod and needle at the current penchant for ‘othering’, discovering and celebrating natural songlines

Thu May 09 2019 - 05:00

‘Othering people is something humans have done for ever’

Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi are fascinated with the influence of Islamic music on the West

Mon Mar 04 2019 - 05:00

ConTempo Quartet does Beethoven: this week’s classical highlights

Also: Kaleidoscope’s last in series; Fionnuala Moynihan surveys Schubert in Triskel, Cork

Sat Jun 02 2018 - 05:00

Folk music is to people what pollen is to the bee

Nick Roth’s band Yurodny celebrate their 10th anniversary with a new suite ‘Wave’, coalescing traditional and modern music inspired by the jesters of Russian folklore

Tue Dec 12 2017 - 05:00

The best jazz gigs to see this week

Cormac Larkin’s recommendations

Fri Oct 20 2017 - 05:00

Sue Rynhart - Signals review: a frank, unclichéd and stark follow-up of of strength and fragility

Sue Rynhart, Signals, ****, MrSueSue

Thu May 04 2017 - 07:45

Why is there no room for jazz in Dublin?

Dublin is one of the only European capitals without a dedicated jazz venue, but is there the will or the resources to change that?

Mon Nov 16 2015 - 05:00

Review: Tundra

Dublin Dance Festival’s opening show has the style and pace of a Nordic noir thriller

Wed May 21 2014 - 14:00

Imaginative Maliphant moves with the times

T’ai chi, massage, lighting innovation and martial arts: dancer and choreographer Russell Maliphant is not content to sit still

Thu May 15 2014 - 01:00

Francesco Turrisi: Grigio

Fri Nov 08 2013 - 00:00

Keys to success: masterly performances to inspire the next generation

Classical Music: piano masterclasses in Dublin and mesmerising skill in Kilkenny offered young musicians much to aspire to

Wed Aug 14 2013 - 01:00