Fairytale of New York: The surprising story behind The Pogues’ Christmas anthem

Thirty-three years on, it’s perhaps the greatest Christmas song ever. Here’s how it was made

Oliver Cole: Father, Brother, Son review – Beatles-esque pop/folk energy

New solo album is dedicated to the memory of his mother and brother

The best jazz concerts to go to in Ireland this week

Music with pizza in the Liberties, a festival in the Donegal Gaeltacht

Carmel McCreagh: 13 Stories review – A singer of rare sensitivity

The vocalist cut her first album in her 50s, but sounds like she’s been doing it all her life

‘We went from The Bailey through the smelly alley to the Pink Elephant’

The death of her mother led Flo McSweeney back to music with new determination

Classical music review: Two pianos and a cello ensemble

Unusual musical combinations and an extreme reaction

Thom Moore: Seven Things Aloom

Carmel McCreagh: Skylark