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Ulster Hall's Organic Lunches
Belfast City Organist Colm Carey on curating a musical programme to be performed on the Mulholland Organ -
Eat Static
Merv Pepler keeps the psychedelic beats pumping at Voodoo after 25 years of dance floor destruction -
Resonate Futures Conference in Derry
Former UK City of Culture hosts a wealth of music industry experts and performers from March 20-22 -
Dola
An 'astonishingly assured and ambitious' debut concept album by experimental duo Allez Bartoli -
Belfast Funk & Soul
Founder Marty Lish on the enduring appeal of good time dance music as the Belfast club night celebrates it's fourth birthday -
Féile an Earraigh Continues
The springtime arts festival in west Belfast welcomes Lee Scratch Perry and others to the Big Top -
Night Music
An innovative presentation of classical music at The MAC proves popular -
Enniskillen Celebrates the Showbands
Jenny Cathcart relives the heady days of the showband era at Enniskillen Public Library -
Master & Dog
The folk-rock act channel early Snow Patrol in an inspired set at Voodoo, writes Andrew Lemon -
Donovan
The folk legend gives a songwriting masterclass in Belfast -
Grosvenor Choir at 20
The 40-strong Belfast-based choir celebrates a landmark anniversary with two special performances -
Broken Melody Records
Andrew Lemon discovers how the Belfast-based label is giving work experience to budding impresarios and releasing its second compilation -
Belfast Nashville Songwriters Festival
Legendary folk musician Donovan on finger-picking, his Irish ancestry and the enduring power of the arts -
Percy French Quartet
The renaissance man's songs and poems hark back to a simpler time at the Linen Hall Library -
Sid Peacock's Surge
Bangor-born leader of the 16-piece ensemble on fusing jazz and trad for new project following ACES award success -
#LiveLouder Competition
Belfast City Council invite young musicians to submit songs by March 10 for Belfast: Future City gig -
Meilana Gillard and the Brilliant Corners Jazz Festival
The saxophonist on hustling a living in New York, relocating to Belfast and working on album number two -
Wired
Ed Zealous's long-awaited debut album features a cluster of great tracks but feels out of place in 2014, writes Andrew Lemon -
Other Voices
Derry~Londonderry again plays host to the acclaimed music series featuring Foy Vance and more -
Independent Venue Week
Oh Yeah Music Centre hosts The Couth, Go Wolf and Little Bear -
Traveling Troubadour Pat Dam Smyth
Chris Jones talks with the worldly songwriter about touring with Johnny Borell, burning out and seeing his album The Great Divide reborn -
The Beatelles
The impossibly youthful County Cavan band The Whereabouts introduce Beatles aficionados, The Beatelles at the Out To Lunch festival -
Speaking With Ulster Orchestra's Rafael Payare
The Venezuelan Sistema graduate speaks of his debut with the Ulster Orchestra -
Nathan Carter
The Liverpool-Donegal singer's brand of country music has attracted attention outside of Irish country-rock, with a rapidly growing fan base