Blues guitarist Dom Martin: ‘There was a lot of judgment about the drink and the drugs, from people who didn’t know my dad’
The Antrim man’s playing has prompted comparisons with Rory Gallagher
The Antrim man’s playing has prompted comparisons with Rory Gallagher
The singer’s Pentecostal upbringing made the lyrics a struggle. But she rode it out – just as she’s confident the US can ride out its current ‘dark days’
In her new memoir, the celebrated singer-songwriter writes about playing for tips and the record companies that did not understand her
Funding scheme for music broadcasting should be repeated as restrictions return
Teacher turned Grammy winner was shrewd song picker with substantial body of work
The Virginia native is a class act who has preferred to hone her craft under the radar
The first seven albums of the songwriter’s career are given a new lease of life
President who promised to bring back coal oversaw its steepest ever decline
The former Efterklang man’s captivating latest solo album is unabashedly emotional
In a rare interview, the Nobel Prize winner discusses life and death, his inspiration and new album
‘He always used local musicians as support acts for his concerts in Ireland’
A singular talent of country music whose ‘Proustian existentialism’ Bob Dylan admired
The singer’s music was guaranteed to put a smile on your face while making you think
US Wrap: ‘Wartime atmosphere’ in city with almost half of the country’s Covid-19 cases
This week’s events also include a party on a boat and a chance to mosh on Good Friday
The Cure, Radiohead, Janet Jackson, Stevie Nicks and LL Cool J among the 2019 cohort
Singer-songwriter Declan O’Rourke mines the darkest corners of Irish history on his latest album
The great American musician on his love of Ireland and the Trump song he can’t write
Happy Mondays, Glen Hansard, Dublin Quays Festival and Culture Vultures
From jazz to electric blues to house and indy rock, Windy City is a real capital of sounds
Obituary: ‘Desperados Waiting for a Train was one of a handful of originals now regarded as standards from his 1975 debut album, Old No 1’
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices