After her forthcoming brace of Irish gigs, the singer plans to take a year off to digest all that has happened since her divorce, and to begin writing again
The songwriter on the before-and-after of Covid, family break-up and finding love again
Dido, Happy Mondays, Aldous Harding, Rufus and Martha Wainwright . . . and Whitney
Rufus and sister Martha discuss grieving for their mother, performing Christmas songs with family
The singer also told the Roisin Meets podcast about the curse-laden song she performed the night Donald Trump was elected
Martha Wainwright and her half-sister Lucy have a dark, strange new album that they reckon is for all the family
Niall Byrne talks to people who make a living in the Irish music industry. This week, Shane Mitchell of Sligo Live explains the festival’s volunteer-driven, non-profit ethos
Interview: Wainwright’s desire to live stopped him from going the way of Kurt Cobain or Elliott Smith, and he has since found stability as a family man and opera composer
Paul Noonan’s project has plenty of personalities involved; if only they could resolve their differences
Scarefield at Airfield, Oireachtas na Samhna and the Wexford Opera Festival
The quintet’s music isn’t traditional, nor is it classical: it’s contemporary music that insinuates itself within the subconscious, and it’s very exciting. There is no master plan, they say, ahead of the release of their debut album
As the concert for her mother that turned into a wake that turned into a film gets its Irish premiere, Canadian folk-rock marvel Martha Wainwright tells Tara Brady about her mum Kate McGarrigle, her brother Rufus – and performing through a veil of tears
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
