Lankum

Jazzy named artist of the year and breakthrough artist at annual RTÉ music awards

Sixth annual awards recognise best of folk music in Ireland from the past year

From cinema and theatre to television, folk music and literature, Ireland is enjoying unprecedented creative boom

Kojaque’s Phantom of the Afters and Lankum’s latest album, False Lankum, also feature

The Dublin punk-pop quartet deal with difficult subjects. Listening to Letter to Self is like tiptoeing into a stranger’s room and reading their diary

Who made the best Irish album? Which act recorded the best Irish song? Can anybody beat Lankum and CMAT? Our critics have made their choices

December 16th-22nd: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week

Damien Dempsey, Lankum, Mary Wallopers, Lisa O’Neill and more perform for diverse crowd

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

Cancellation of concert by contemporary Irish folk band known for pro-Palestinian stance adds to growing body of performances and talks axed ‘due to current events’

Hugh Linehan: ‘Trapped in a confined space with loud music played at you is what they do to terrorists,’ one commenter said about last weekend’s impromptu session

The mood is folk horror meets Krautrock and Celtic folk in the experimental supergroup formed from Lankum and Percolator

Members of Lankum and Percolator join Katie Kim on the most astonishing surprise package of the year

Irish folk band were nominated for their album False Lankum for an award yet to be won by an Irish act

The mood was celebration rather than grief as artists performed covers of the singer’s hits

Lankum’s Ian Lynch says they’re ‘taking it all with a pinch of salt’ as band are nominated for first time

Stellar efforts from The Murder Capital, Lankum, Lisa O’Neill and Grian Chatten and others have made it a strong first half of the year

Dublin band Lankum played three sold-out concerts in the last week of May 2023

‘Finally back in the only place that really understands us,’ Ian Lynch announces as Lankum begin a three-night stint at the Dublin venue

Amelia Baker’s experimental folk project walks an interesting tightrope

The singer-songwriter on her new album, her rage at the US supreme court and covering Lankum

Podcast review: Fire Draw Near’s host Ian Lynch drops knowledge with ease

The Dublin band are finding the light amid the shade in music that resembles the ebb and flow of the tide

Radie Peat’s raw, uncompromising vocals stand out in a collection that positions Lankum in a space utterly their own

Daithí, Fontaines DC and Girl Band among artists listed for annual album award

The year in trad: Harp is moving front and centre at festivals as numbers playing increase

Lankum march to the beat of their own tune too: in all its anarchic glory

A suspicion lingers that Choice opted for a slightly underwhelming candidate in Ships

Kendrick Lamar, St Vincent, Lorde, and SZA reigned supreme this year, while the Irish music scene has never been so vibrant

Between The Earth and Sky is great in places, but doesn't go deep enough into the trad badlands

Galway International Arts Festival marks its 40th birthday with biggest ever line-up