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‘Returning to Ireland feels like closure’ - This Is The Kit leader Kate Stables on Irish gigs, Glastonbury and why she’s in the mood to make a bit of a racket
David Roy catches up with Paris-based This Is The Kit leader Kate Stables ahead of their show at Bangor’s Open House Festival
‘In Ireland, it’s a great vibe with the gigs, but people wouldn’t be shy about chatting away while you’re playing’ - Lúnasa’s Cillian Vallely
Robert McMillen speaks to Armagh-born, New York-resident Cillian Vallely about the trad scene in the States
Ryan Molloy: Putting the colour into music
Music’s transcendent qualities set it apart from other art forms, argues award-winning Tyrone musician and composer Ryan Molloy
‘If you didn’t like camogie there wasn’t much else on offer’ - folk artist Jane Cassidy
Gail Bell asks experts and people in the public eye what keeps them going. This week: traditional folk artist and writer, Jane Cassidy
Noise Annoys: Oisin Leech announces debut solo album, Conchúr White goes On The Record, Astralnaut return
Belfast folk stalwart Fergus O'Hare on Deep in My Heart, an album of deeply personal songs
In nearly everything Fergus O'Hare does, there is an altruism and a philanthropy at its very heart.
Co Derry's Cara Dillon on making Stendhal Festival debut and why there's still no place like home
THIS weekend, Cara Dillon will make her debut at the Stendhal Festival in Limavady, but while it's the acclaimed singer-songwriter's first time performing at the annual music event, the Co Derry-born musician is no stranger to the local area.