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
Christy Moore presented with lifetime achievement award at RTÉ Folk Awards
Award winners announced at live event in Dublin’s Vicar Street on Tuesday night
Emerging folk artists to renew vibrant traditional scene at the RTÉ Folk Awards
There’s no denying it – the harp has come into its own in recent years
‘Beethoven blasting through the speakers is sometimes just the ticket’
Singer-songwriter Susan O’Neill shares her Spotify playlist of tracks she’s been listening to lately
Collective artistic experiences are one of society’s safety valves
Latest Government announcements have delayed the promised increase in audience size for theatres and cinemas
Mick Flannery: ‘I listen to Leonard Cohen dying’
Soundtrack of My Life: From Tom Waits to Van Morrison; I’m allergic to hope at the moment
Online gigs to ring in the new year and get you through early January
The Academic, Mick Flannery and Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh among those offering streamed shows
‘It’s great to end the year on the right note’: Online festivals replace live gigs this Christmas
Other Voices, Together in Electric Streams, Hibernacle and more aim to end the year on a high
Track records: Musicians use their platform to raise money for Focus Ireland
Eleanor McEvoy and Brian Kennedy among artists who will perform at railway stations
Kathleen Edwards: ‘I became terribly depressed and needed something to change’
The Canadian took a break from music to run a cafe. She’s back with a fresh perspective
What are the best Irish albums of 2020 – so far?
From hip hop and rap to noisy guitars and pop, here’s the 10 best albums you should not miss
Annabelle Comyn: On My Culture Radar
The theatre director on how Derek Jarman and Parasite fed into her play Our New Girl
John Blek: Embers review – Cork songwriter at the peak of his powers
John Blek’s creativity is in very good, possibly rude health
The Frank and Walters’ After All voted Cork’s favourite song
Songwriter Paul Linehan pays tribute to hit TV comedy The Young Offenders’ for giving song new lease of life
Choice Music Prize: Irish Album of the Year shortlist revealed
Daithí, Fontaines DC and Girl Band among artists listed for annual album award
The week’s best rock and pop gigs: From Mick Flannery to Delorentos
Plus: Andrew Weatherall, The Coronas, and Club Comfort’s alternative birthday party
Dubliner in Philadelphia: The DJ who fills the airwaves with new Irish acts
‘I used to joke that I was the only Irish person in Philly I knew that didn’t own a pub. It’s only a slight exaggeration’
John Spillane: On My Culture Radar
The singer-songwriter on Mick Flannery’s musical, Damien Dempsey’s collaboration with Katie Tempest, classic film Il Postino and Cillian Murphy’s piercing eyes
Hilda Fay: On My Culture Radar
The actor on her love for Barcelona, The Honest Actors’ Podcast and Mick Flannery
Mick Flannery: Mick Flannery review – Poignant meditations on fame
The Blarney native’s latest effort perfectly illustrates his strengths as a musician
Cork Midsummer Festival 2019: Daring work and delicious food
Plays for an audience of one and a Mick Flannery musical are among this year’s ambitious programme
Evening Train review: Two young men on the edge of escape, one reckless, the other desperate
It’s the simplicity of the story that resonates in this musical based on Mick Flannery’s concept album
The Mick Flannery album that grew into a musical
The characters in Ursula Rani Sarma’s first musical, a collaboration with the Cork singer-songwriter called Evening Train, yearn to escape their small-town home
Event of the Week: Cork Midsummer Festival
Theatre, music and literature galore is to be found across the city from the 13th June
This Album Changed My Life: Bob Dylan – Desire (1976)
Scarlet Rivera’s violin on the album informed Mick Flannery’s approach to music
Other Voices: Line-up revealed of every show in 17th series
Series to screen performances and interviews from the maiden Ballina event
Culture Night 2018: Everything you need to know
It’s hard not to be bamboozled by the choice on offer. Here’s a selection of the best bits
Electric Picnic exclusive: Stage times for Cosby Tent and more
The second batch of set times for Cosby Tent, Jerry Fish, Trenchtown, Theatre of Food
To stay in or go out? The best New Year’s Eve entertainment
From James Vincent McMorrow and Lisa Hannigan to Imelda May’s bid to out-Jools Jools
Mick Flannery - I Own You review: Socially aware if a bit risk-averse
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Donal Lunny supergroup to perform at Cork Folk Festival
Line-up also features Mick Flannery, Galway outfit We Banjo 3 and Roy Harper
Elvis Costello, Enda Walsh and Hughie O’Donoghue announced for Galway
Suede, a new work inspired by Eileen Gray and US model Cameron Russell are also on the July arts festival bill
Better off abroad? Irish acts look to the continent
They’ve attained success, adoring fans and sell-out shows across Europe, but few in Ireland want to know. Meet the exiles
New Year’s Eve around Ireland - how to ring in 2016
Street processions, bodhrán sessions and fireworks displays help to announce 2016
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