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Chamber Choir Ireland: ‘I’m always trying to find the voice that’s going to move the needle’

Chamber Choir Ireland: ‘I’m always trying to find the voice that’s going to move the needle’

In his debut as artistic director of the choir, Gabriel Crouch conducts Little Visitor by composer Amanda Feery

By Michael DervanWed Mar 04 2026 - 05:03
The Music Quiz: What is the birth name of Dove Ellis?

The Music Quiz: What is the birth name of Dove Ellis?

‘School could be quite cruel. Songs were a saviour for me’: Philip King on music, film and the essentiality of the arts

In the week he brought Foo Fighters to Kerry, the man behind Other Voices says the Irish State cannot just pay lip service to the arts’ centrality

Sun Mar 01 2026 - 06:00

Jazz pianist Kris Davis: ‘I remember feeling at 13 that this is what I want to do forever’

‘Risk-taking is a comfortable space’ for the Canadian ‘one-woman music industry’, who makes her Irish bandleader debut at the NCH in March

Sun Mar 01 2026 - 05:18


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Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally review: Harry Styles’ new album is a retro letdown

Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally review: Harry Styles’ new album is a retro letdown

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Kneecap: Fenian – Never mind the outrage, here’s the brilliantly catchy, five-star album

Kneecap: Fenian – Never mind the outrage, here’s the brilliantly catchy, five-star album

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Gorillaz: The Mountain – beautifully tender record with a sad smile plastered to its face

Gorillaz: The Mountain – beautifully tender record with a sad smile plastered to its face

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Franz Ferdinand	in Dublin: A band determined to keep the party going with silky maturity

Franz Ferdinand in Dublin: A band determined to keep the party going with silky maturity

Franz Ferdinand may be arty, and a little arch, but Alex Kapranos and co are certainly not aloof

Stereolab at NCH review: Eloquent Anglo-French favourites rise to the occasion

Stereolab at NCH review: Eloquent Anglo-French favourites rise to the occasion

Laconic frontwoman Laetitia Sadier and her bandmates put on a clever and wondrous Dublin show with danceable grooves and art-rock jams

Mumford & Sons: Prizefighter – song with Hozier is one of the few rousing moments

Mumford & Sons: Prizefighter – song with Hozier is one of the few rousing moments

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