Nanci Griffith’s Irish hit, cancer history and ‘really dysfunctional’ family

Teacher turned Grammy winner was shrewd song picker with substantial body of work

‘It’s been a long 15 months, so let’s party!’ – 3,500 gather for Kilmainham festival

There were few queues, great views, pods of six – as long as your antigen test was negative

Steve Earle on his son Justin Townes Earle: ‘I’ve never loved anything in this world more than him’

Less than two months after Justin Townes Earle’s death from an overdose, his father recorded an LP’s worth of his songs

Trad group Dervish’s 30th anniversary to be marked by council

The musicians are to be given a special reception by Sligo County Council

Dervish: The Great Irish Songbook review – Accessible but watered down

This the well-worn song selection is let down by some very pedestrian performances

Una Mullally: Music’s #MeToo moment will be much more difficult to handle

Ryan Adams allegations raise questions about the level of awful behaviour in the sector

14 of the best rock and pop concerts and festivals to catch this week in Ireland

Summer Series at Trinity College features Grace Jones and Bryan Ferry whiule Flaming Lips and Madness pitch up in Galway’s Big Top

Ed Sheeran wows Dublin: ‘Act like weirdos and lose your voices’

Couples in a sun-dappled Phoenix Park slow-dance to his love song ‘Thinking Out Loud’

‘I remember at 11 or 12 having to beg people to come into the church’

Molly King is head of development for the Other Voices festival in Dingle and has been involved with it since her childhood

Ed Dupas review: A voice gaining in confidence in a darkening world

Steve Earle: So You Wannabe An Outlaw – Lachrymose veteran as good as ever

Colter Wall - Colter Wall review: gritty songs and dark tales delivered in style

Ed Sheeran at 3Arena: This is pop without the chewing gum snaps and rehab receipts

Sheeran’s audience craves traditional, the comfortable conformity and uniformity of the generic

Irish music muses: Meet the Galway Girl, Úna Bhán and Nancy Spain

Gerry Hanberry’s book, ‘On Raglan Road’, tells the story of the women who inspired great Irish love songs by Mick Hanly, Christy Moore, Percy French, Mundy and Phil Lynnott