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James Vincent McMorrow: ‘I’ve been building back a version of me that made me happy rather than crying every night’
The Dubliner isn’t the first name that comes to mind as a songwriter for a boy-band megastar. But working with Louis Tomlinson was just what he needed after his record-label disappoinment
John Francis Flynn: ‘We got an email saying, next year maybe you could dress up in costume and do a few Disney numbers’
A cruise ship’s loss has become folk music’s gain: the Dublin singer is showcasing his new album with a headline performance at Vicar Street this week
John Francis Flynn: Look Over the Wall, See the Sky – Dark, immersive folk music in keeping with these dark times
The nocturnal, muzzy soundscape builds on what John Francis Flynn conjured on his solo debut and speaks the same language as both of Lankum’s most recent albums
Ye Vagabonds: ‘We just felt like we were total weirdos in Carlow’
The MacGloinn brothers on becoming part of the Irish folk scene
Christmas and New Year gigs: Which ones are cancelled, postponed and still on?
Changing public-health rules have played havoc with live-event plans. Here’s the latest
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
The Ticket’s top roots, jazz, trad and classical albums of 2021
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss; Matthew Halpin; John Francis Flynn; Haydn/Brahms
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
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
Body and Soul 2019: festival stage times revealed
The programme of 200+ acts extends across 13 stages and venues
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