John Martyn

Blues guitarist Dom Martin: ‘There was a lot of judgment about the drink and the drugs, from people who didn’t know my dad’

The Antrim man’s playing has prompted comparisons with Rory Gallagher

Thu Nov 14 2024 - 05:15

Jimmy Cliff: ‘I don’t reach my peak yet’

Ska and reggae legend on filming The Harder They Come and Jamaica’s rebel spirit

Fri Aug 13 2021 - 06:00

Joshua Burnside: Into the Depths of Hell – a singular Northern Irish talent

The album is a brooding, tense affair but neither is it any way a difficult listen

Fri Aug 28 2020 - 05:45

Little Hours: Now the Lights Have Changed – More Ed Sheeran than Van Morrison

Review: Donegal singer-songwriter’s lovelorn ballads pitched at stadiums but overcooked

Mon Sept 16 2019 - 14:49

Junior Brother: Pull the Right Rope review – The real paradoxical deal

Ronan Kealy’s style can sort the believers from the bemused

Thu May 23 2019 - 05:00

This Album Changed My Life: John Martyn – Solid Air (1973)

Cathy McGuinness of Dublin four-piece Pillow Queens on a revelatory record

Sat Jun 02 2018 - 05:00

Niall Thomas – Night Sky Blue album review: Inner city life

Fri Apr 06 2018 - 05:00

Marc O’Reilly: Human Herdings

Fri Apr 11 2014 - 00:00

Luka Bloom: Head & Heart

Fri Mar 14 2014 - 00:00

Giuliano Nistri: All the Songs in One Night

Fri Jan 31 2014 - 00:00

Sam Amidon – an old folk head on young shoulders

Vermont native Sam Amidon explains how he went from office typist to folk revivalist - and how he loves to jam with Martin Hayes on the Lower East Side

Fri Oct 25 2013 - 00:00

Doctor Millar: C48

Fri Sept 27 2013 - 00:00

Grey Reverend: A Hero’s Lie

A Hero’s Lie; Ninja Tune; 3 stars; Rock/Pop

Fri Aug 30 2013 - 00:00

The long way round: Come On Live Long on Spotify and being taken seriously

With the release of their debut album, ‘Everything Fall’, Come On Live Long are ready for anything that comes their way

Fri Aug 02 2013 - 00:00