Music

Rising Country Stars Ward Thomas Set For Derry Debut
Twin sisters tipped as Britain's answer to America's household names play the Nerve Centre this Friday
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NI Musicians Ship Out to Nashville
Singer-songwriters Warren Attwell, Allie Bradley, Mark Graham and Paul Tully to give St Patrick’s Day performance in USA’s mecca of music
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Watch First Front Room Sessions
Culture Northern Ireland competition winner Wendy Cromie welcomes Lisaire String Quartet to her Killyleagh home for her first ever live classical music experience
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Famous Bands With Northern Irish Members
From Belle and Sebastian to Whitesnake, Pulp to Paul McCartney's Wings, some of the biggest bands on the planet have relied on the talents of Northern Ireland's finest
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Ash Release Video for New Single 'Cocoon'
They pick their moments, those Downpatrick boys – listen to 'Cocoon', the super-charged, super catchy new single from Ash, released – you guessed it – on Ash Wedneday
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Duke Special on New Album Look Out Machines!
Listen to second single 'Nail On The Head' exclusively on Culture Northern Ireland
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Omagh Jazz & Big Band Festival
Inaugural event welcomes old jazz hands Bruce Adams, Jim McDermott and a new generation of players
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Four Fours
Rapper Jun Tzu on new Empire Music Hall hip hop showcase and encouraging less-advantaged kids to express their creativity
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Independent Venue Week
Chris Jones and musical friends, including Across the Line presenter Rigsy, reveal their favourite Northern Irish haunts
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Meeting Country Singer Brendan Quinn
County Derry performer on drugs busts, collaborations and writing about the familiar on new album Feels Like Home
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Joshua Burnside's DIY Tour of the States
Unsigned singer-songwriter on lessons learned from organising a tour of America
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Country Singer Lisa McHugh is On a Mission
She has the youth of Northern Ireland in her grasp, and the stadiums of the world in her sights
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Walking Down The Line with Anthony Toner
Master composer releases compilation after five albums and countless notebooks
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Robyn G Shiels on Winning NI Music Prize
Lyrical purveyor of 'Kilrea Gothica' on his fellow shortlisted nominees and writing new material with Therapy?
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Exclusive Audio: BBC Blackstaff Sessions
Listen to exclusive live performances from four BBC Radio Ulster programmes championing new music
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Undiscovered Singing Competition Launches
Culture Northern Ireland and the #Loveto campaign search for the nation's most promising performers
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It's All Going On With Songwriter Geoff Hatt
Belfast-based performer on his eclectic new album, 70s influences and changing his name for love
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Save the Ulster Orchestra
Campaign mounts in support of the endangered and beloved institution following funding difficulties
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Twitch Celebrates 8th Birthday
Phil Lucas and Matt Burns on the club night celebrating riotous house and techno in Belfast since 2006
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Andrew WK: On Partying
The rock musician and motivational speaker explains his philosophy ahead of Belfast's October 16 Output conference
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Dillon and Tyminski Play Bluegrass
Two traditional performers share their love of bluegrass music in Derry and Belfast this coming weekend
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Watch Malojian Perform Live in Lisburn
Stevie Scullion introduces an exclusive live performance recorded at Millbank Studios featuring 'The Deer's Cry'
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MADE Festival for Young People at The MAC
Caitlin Kearns and Annie Campbell of the Den Collective on programming this year's festival: 'We are the future of the arts'
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Rab McCullough's Blues
Having played with some of the all-time greats, Belfast's finest bluesman tunes up for the Ards Guitar Festival
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Free Output Gigs Announced
Katharine Philippa, Robyn G Shiels and more to perform across Belfast following October 16 music conference
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NI Music Prize Shortlist Announced
Twelve albums revealed after industry consultation, with the winner announced on November 15
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Choral Group Anúna Return North
The incredible Irish choral group travel North to their spiritual home for two concerts in Newry and Belfast this week
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NI Music Touring Programme
Moving On Music, Walled City Music and Quercus Ensemble stage series of concerts as part of Arts Council initiative
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48hr Music Bootcamp Video
Watch the resulting music video for 'The Watershed', written and produced in Derry~Londonderry during CultureTECH
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Rafael Payare Leads Ulster Orchestra
34-year-old new chief conductor challenges audiences with debut 2014-15 season
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New Irish Arts Perform Christian Classics at Waterfront Hall
Christian choral and orchestral collective led by Jonathan Rea celebrate 20 years
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Belfast Hosts Inaugural Output Music Conference
The MAC and Oh Yeah are the venues for one-day creative industries event on October 16, featuring Janet Devlin, Andrew WK and more
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SOAK Releases 'B a noBody' on Rough Trade
Derry~Londonderry singer-songwriter releases first single after signing to the iconic record label
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Gay McIntyre, Old Jazz Hand
The 81-year-old sax player on performing at Gerry Anderson's funeral, meeting Nat King Cole and his forthcoming tour
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Introducing Hip Hop Artist Jun Tzu
Belfast-born poet on rapping for change, relocating to Manchester and his debut album The Troubles
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Northern Ireland Music Prize
Therapy? will perform their classic album Troublegum at the November 15 ceremony at Mandela Hall
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CNI User Survey
We value your feedback – complete our short survey and enter a draw for £150 CultureLabel vouchers
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City of Derry Guitar Festival
Virtuoso guitarist Gordon Giltrap on working with Cliff Richard and taking inspiration from Bert Jansch
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Gerry Anderson (1944 - 2014)
Veteran broadcaster and musician from Derry~Londonderry passes away aged 69
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Belfast Prepares for Eastside Arts Festival
Jim Meredith picks out some choice highlights in music, theatre, literature and film as east Belfast prepares to party
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Errol Walsh's Rocky Road
Ahead of the Woodstock Rhythm & Blues Festival, the country music stalwart recalls a career dogged by misfortune
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MTV Crashes Ticket Information
20,000 tickets go on sale this Saturday for major music event
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Inside Out Music Initiative
Belfast City Council announce new pilot project to grow local music scene
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Bright Plans for Wonder Villains
The Derry~Londonderry pop band on working with Gianfranco Zola and their colourful future
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CultureTECH 2014 Hits Derry~Londonderry
Technology festival unveils huge programme to coincide with MTV Crashes concert
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MTV Crashes Derry~Londonderry
Derry~Londonderry to stage spectacular live music event in late September
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Volume Control Music Collective
Meet the enthusiastic young music fans organising gigs for under-18s at the Oh Yeah Music Centre in Belfast
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City of Derry Guitar Festival
Applications are now open for all courses as artists from around the world tune up for a week in Derry~Londonderry
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Fiddler's Green International Festival
Traditional music and lyricism celebrated in the shadow of the Mourne Mountains until July 27
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Ciaran Lavery Goes Kosher With New EP
The prolific singer-songwriter ups the tempo for his latest collection of songs, typified by the joyous 'Left For America'
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Summer Festival Guide
Chris Jones sifts through the events programmes of everything from Celtronic to Forfey, Stendhal, Féile, Sunflowerfest and more
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Maeve Dunphy's Blues
Omagh's finest travels east to perform from her latest EP at the Belfast City Blues Festival on June 27
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Pipeworks International Organ Festival
Belfasts hosts the prestigious competition at the Ulster Hall and elsewhere from June 25
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Glastonbury Welcomes The Wood Burning Savages
Derry~Londonderry four-piece prepare to play the BBC Introducing Stage at Glastonbury
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NI Young Musicians' Platform Award
Arts Council of Northern Ireland seek applications from classical, jazz and traditional artists
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Horslips Play Dunluce Castle on June 21
Ahead of their next concert, bassist Barry Devlin recalls an eventful career in traditional prog rock
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Rock Against Racism at the Limelight
Bands from across Northern Ireland unite in aid of the Northern Ireland Council For Ethnic Minorities
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Banbridge Buskfest Returns on June 21
Nicola Armstrong of Banbridge Borough Council on past winners, new faces and what to expect from this year's line-up
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NI Music Touring Programme
Arts Council of Northern Ireland unveil four new tours focussing on young artists and niche genres
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Soundtracking the World Cup
Tracing the iffy singles and terrace anthems accompanying football's greatest stage through the years
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