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Folk

Now out on her own, following a long stint in Throwing Muses, Alabama-born Kristen Hersh is generally perceived as a kooky singer…

Sat Jul 17 1999 - 01:00

Festivals

Firmly entrenched in the Irish festival calendar as the biggest and best blues event of the year, it seems that the Dublin-based…

Sat Jul 17 1999 - 01:00

Shania Twain

other 9,999 people sardine-packed into the broiling RDS Simmonscourt on Saturday evening, it was akin to the Second Coming.

Mon Jul 12 1999 - 01:00

So just who is Michael Stipe?

So how exactly does a shy art student with poor skin and intriguing hair become an international pop star? How does a guy who…

Sat Jul 10 1999 - 01:00

Ron Sexsmith

The world might think it doesn't need yet another singer/songwriter but it has one in the bulky frame of Ron Sexsmith whether…

Fri Jul 09 1999 - 01:00

Al Green

How can living legends overcome the demands of their history? By being as good as or better than what we have read about them…

Wed Jul 07 1999 - 01:00

Folk

A rare concert in these parts, the pairing of husband and wife Martin Carthy and Norma Waterson (left) is an inspired commercial…

Sat Jul 03 1999 - 01:00

Marianne Faithfull

She's been around a block or three, but there's something about the perceived myth of Marianne Faithfull that has some semblance…

Tue Jun 29 1999 - 01:00

Roots

Very much an unknown quantity as a performer on this side of the Atlantic, roots artist Beth Nielsen Chapman is the writer behind…

Sat Jun 26 1999 - 01:00

Country

Belonging to that difficult-to-classify strain of alternative country bands, Boston's Willard Grant Conspiracy (above) originally…

Sat Jun 19 1999 - 01:00

Country

Looked at in a cynical light, US Country sensations, Dixie Chicks, are little more than old news dressed up in tight clothes …

Sat Jun 12 1999 - 01:00

Folk

He's seen fire and he's seen rain, he's seen sunny days that he thought would never end, but still James Taylor soldiers on

Sat Jun 12 1999 - 01:00

Lucy Kaplansky

A psychologist in another life, Chicagoan Kaplansky plants herself firmly on the stage, accompanied by a guitar, a mic-stand …

Wed Jun 09 1999 - 01:00

Suzanne Vega

Often perceived as the ice queen of singer/songwriters (coolly ironic, archly executed, fastidiously literate), Suzanne Vega …

Tue Jun 08 1999 - 01:00

Folk

Perceived throughout her career as an icy, ironic and literate songwriter, time and critical perspective has been kind to Suzanne…

Sat Jun 05 1999 - 01:00

Traditional

For a commercial traditional band who, in a live context, play it straight enough through excellent instrumentation and non-existent…

Sat Jun 05 1999 - 01:00

From cutting hair to cutting records

The tonsorial arts have played quite an important part in the stylistic development of rock music

Sat Jun 05 1999 - 01:00

Jack L

It's a measure of the energy and talent of Jack L that he can start with the proto-psycho rock of Howl At The Moon and still …

Mon May 31 1999 - 01:00

Blues

If anything has plagued the mercurial Buddy Guy down through the years, it has been his tendency to play to the gallery

Sat May 29 1999 - 01:00

Folk

The term alt country is not so much stretched as analysed in the case of Lucy Kaplansky (right)

Sat May 29 1999 - 01:00

The ultra-cool culchie

One hates to start an article with something approximating a cliche, but Jack Lukeman (aka Jack L) has the voice of a dark, avenging…

Sat May 22 1999 - 01:00

Eleanor McEvoy

While Eleanor McEvoy has successfully transformed herself from folk singer ingenue to accomplished AOR songstress, it seems that…

Tue May 18 1999 - 01:00

Down so long, it looks like up

If there is a word that describes The 4 Of Us, from Newry, it's resourceful

Sat May 15 1999 - 01:00

Popular

He might be currently languishing in the commercial doldrums, but Lloyd Cole's critical credibility shows no signs of diminishing…

Sat May 15 1999 - 01:00

Country

In the early 1990s, Steve Earle faded from view, his left-wing politics too much for Nashville and his intake of stimulants dragging…

Sat May 15 1999 - 01:00

Zrazy

They've been around the block once or thrice, but Zrazy are still hanging in there, gently spouting their message of "let there…

Mon May 10 1999 - 01:00

World

It's quite likely most Western ears became familiar with the South African vocal group Ladysmith Black Mambazo (right) through…

Sat May 01 1999 - 01:00

Roots

The second year of the Kilkenny Country Roots Weekend, which kicks off on Friday, is a textbook example of how to get events …

Sat Apr 24 1999 - 01:00

Jazz

Chick Corea has been charged with inconsistency throughout his three decades-plus career, but his status as one of the leading…

Sat Apr 17 1999 - 01:00

Country

When they arrived on the jaded music scene in the early 1980s, US band Jason and The Scorchers were looked upon as a dissonant…

Sat Apr 17 1999 - 01:00

The Stylistics

For Seventies' suede-heads and soul boys, The Stylistics were one of the best falsetto-led vocal groups, ranking with the likes…

Thu Apr 15 1999 - 01:00

The wonder of Vonda

How's this for popular post-modern irony? One of the best music industry success stories of the past 12 months has been that …

Sat Mar 20 1999 - 00:00

Sack, The Walls, The Marbles

What was purportedly a party gig for Tower Records turned into a laissez faire affair

Thu Mar 18 1999 - 00:00

Gillian Welch

From the top of her head to the tips of her sensible shoes, there is something very reassuring about Gillian Welch

Tue Feb 16 1999 - 00:00

On the road to oblivion

As early as the author's by-line, you can tell this is going to be a chummy read, and indeed Ian "Mac" McLagan doesn't disappoint…

Tue Feb 09 1999 - 00:00

Back for good

It's long way from being a fresh-faced pop star in a boy band to a fully-fledged, through-the-mill pop star in one's own right…

Sat Jan 30 1999 - 00:00

Singer with a social message

Entering to a heroine's welcome, Tracy Chapman's self-effacement was all the more apt in the circumstances

Mon Dec 07 1998 - 00:00

Singer with a worthy social message

Entering to a heroine's welcome, Tracy Chapman's self-effacement was all the more apt in the circumstances

Sat Dec 05 1998 - 00:00

Des'ree

DES'REE sure knows how to set the atmosphere - red candles positioned around the stage set the hymnal mood, while strategically…

Tue Dec 01 1998 - 00:00

Eagle-Eye Cherry

The offspring of famous fathers are 10 a penny these days, which is probably why when they are good it's more of a surprise than…

Wed Nov 25 1998 - 00:00

Asian Dub Foundation

It's 20 years or so from the heady, politicised days of Rock Against Racism, but it seems that multi-racial, London-based Asian…

Fri Nov 20 1998 - 00:00

Kieran Goss

He's an unlikely figure of rapt attention is Kieran Goss

Wed Oct 21 1998 - 01:00

`This man tells the truth'

To all and intents and purposes, Billy Bragg is not the most suitable candidate for a typical rock music biography

Wed Sept 30 1998 - 01:00

Paula Frazer

It's difficult to believe that someone as good as Paula Frazer could attract no more than 30 people to see her play a rare solo…

Tue Sept 29 1998 - 01:00

The nightmare band finds its redemption

Stranger things have happened: in a venue which has all the charm of a huge cattle shed, The Mavericks transported the audience…

Tue Sept 22 1998 - 01:00

Tom Robinson

Ploughing the social issue and sexual politics furrows for over 20 years now, Tom Robinson may not be the cutting edge artist…

Tue Sept 01 1998 - 01:00

Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band

You want cheese? You got it. This wasn't gorgonzola, but Gorgonzilla: the BIG cheese.

Fri Aug 21 1998 - 01:00

Paul Young

Epitomising the mid-80s approach to pop music (high-gloss production technique, reasonably classy material, smooth vocals and…

Mon Aug 10 1998 - 01:00

King of the Blues hits town

Generally speaking, there are two kinds of B.B

Tue Jul 28 1998 - 01:00

Mesmeric moments of African magic

In theory, listening to three American acoustic blues guitarists, each with their own individual style and presence, should be…

Mon Jul 27 1998 - 01:00
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