Sharon Shannon
Irish acts at Glastonbury 2023
All you need to know about which Irish acts are playing at Glastonbury 2023
Trad/Roots: Autumn trad highlights for the 'hear and now'
WELL, the four-day summer has finally come to an end and people are returning from their foreign holidays on the Costas or their caravan in Millisle or their trip to the Gaeltacht ready to get stuck into the many activities which start up again in the autumn.
Trad/Roots: Sharon Shannon and Belfast Tradfest are a perfect mix
WATCH out Belfast, you are in for a hell of a week at the end of July as Sharon Shannon and her big band returns to Belfast as part of Tradfest, the week-long summer school which features a full programme of concerts, workshops, talks, lectures, sessions, céilís and a festival club – all in Belfast city centre.
Mary Coughlan shares Life Stories as A Woman's Heart trio Ride On
MARY Coughlan has a date in May circled in her diary, which, unlike like many of her recent Covid-cancelled gigs, won't be struck out at a moment's notice: it is the day she turns 66 and can pick up her pension.
Arts Q&A: Radio Ulster's John Toal on Bruce Springsteen, Sharon Shannon and Beethoven
1. When did you think about a career in music broadcasting and what were your first steps into it? I fell into it by complete accident while I was a student at university (music at Queen's University).
Review: Shane MacGowan's birthday bash a fitting tribute to a great of Irish music
SHANE MacGowan's star-studded 60th birthday celebration at the National Concert Hall got off to a rollicking start on Monday night when New York rocker Jesse Malin, Sex Pistol Glen Matlock, original Pogue Spider Stacy and Blondie drummer Clem Burke performed a spiky set of punk-flavoured MacGowan classics.
Gig guide: Live music for the week ahead
Today Zu, Jessica Moss, Robocobra Quartet – The Limelight, Belfast.
Downpatrick rockers Ash top eclectic line-up for Stendhal Festival
NORTHERN Ireland music legends Ash are headlining this year's Stendhal Festival on Friday August 11, organisers have revealed.