The Irish Times

On the road again aged 87, Peggy Seeger has no desire to slow down

Folk legend on ageing, her brother Pete, and how she grew out of ‘sledgehammer songs’

Sat May 28 2022 - 05:00

John Francis Flynn: I Would Not Leave Always review – solo flight soars with confidence

Debut solo album for Skipper’s Alley veteran is experimental and inventive

Fri Jul 23 2021 - 05:00

Bombay Bicycle Club at Vicar Street: A very welcome return

The acclaimed indie-pop band from London are back in the saddle after a four-year break

Sat Feb 08 2020 - 05:00

Rod Stewart: crotch-waggling imp turns misty-eyed troubadour to lead us to singalong heaven

Review: It’s cheese with everything as pop’s great bluesman serenades Dublin’s 3Arena

Wed Dec 04 2019 - 23:14

Sibéal – Sibéal review: Talented young artist plays it too safe on debut album

Meath Gaeltacht singer has a powerful voice but does not fully unleash it

Fri Aug 02 2019 - 05:00

The story behind Dublin’s two new Luke Kelly sculptures

The works are unveiled on Wednesday, on north and south sides of the river Liffey

Tue Jan 29 2019 - 15:50

The ‘Irish Tinker Lady’ whose songs captivated London

Margaret Barry shared a billing at the 1965 Newport Festival with Joan Baez and Bob Dylan

Wed Jan 16 2019 - 10:00

Irish blood, English heart: Shelagh Delaney, Brendan Behan and Morrissey

60 years ago, Delaney’s play ‘A Taste of Honey’ brought working-class realities to the stage

Mon Apr 16 2018 - 05:00

The emigrant songs sung by the Irish men who built Britain

Homesickness is set against the gritty background of labouring life in 1960s London

Mon Jan 29 2018 - 10:45

Happy 60th birthday, Shane MacGowan

An appetite for excess has often distracted from the rare talent and songwriting brilliance of The Pogues frontman

Mon Dec 25 2017 - 05:00

Peggy Seeger needs your help to track down an obscure recording

The only time she heard Ewan MacColl sing The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face was on the phone but a recording apparently exists. Can you help find it?

Tue Sept 27 2016 - 09:57

TV review: Christy Moore: Journey - An intense portrait of a conviction musician

The man we meet in the two-part documentary is an activist whose weapon is a guitar

Mon Apr 11 2016 - 22:50

Radio review: Peter Sutherland’s secular sermon sits uneasily with his high-flying history

With his elite CV, the UN envoy is an unlikely but vocal champion of refugees, while Brian Eno goes high and low in a compelling talk

Fri Jan 01 2016 - 13:23

Various Artists: The Joy of Living – Album Review

Fri Oct 30 2015 - 00:00

Luka Bloom: Head & Heart

Fri Mar 14 2014 - 00:00

Christy Moore: ‘Some of the things I did back then would make me wince now’

After almost 45 years of recording, Christy Moore has gathered his 45 best songs on a triple CD, ‘Where I Come From’

Sat Nov 09 2013 - 01:00

Bad Bob? Another listen to Dylan’s most derided era

‘Self Portrait’, Dylan’s first album of the 1970s, was his attempt to besmirch his image as a cultural icon. It worked. Will the most recent trawl of the archives change any minds?

Tue Aug 20 2013 - 01:00