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Spiers and Boden
No matter what you call it, this English folk duo's sound is likely to get you moving -
Skip Little Axe McDonald
A blistering set from an aging artist intent on bringing delta blues bang up to date -
Barry Kerr/Alisdair Roberts
Two folk musicians, poles apart, bring a taste of water and wine to the Black Box -
Billy Bragg
Would you like to swipe your 'loyalist card'? The leftie tunesmith brings the funny to the Empire Music Hall -
Sleigh Bells
It will be a while before the ringing stops, with the Brooklyn noise-pop duo pushing the limit at Winter Base -
Les McKeown's Legendary Bay City Rollers
They didn't pay to hear his life story - 'a Tesco own-brand Greek tragedy'. He told it anyway -
The King of Limbs
Is it possible to review a Radiohead album two days after its unexpected release? Lee Henry thinks not -
Thin Lizzy
The rock legends pay tribute to guitarist Gary Moore by going back to basics -
The Hold Steady
The Brooklyn rockers aim to reconnect with their audience after a series of lukewarm album reviews -
The Rubberbandits
Sectarian chants from a section of the audience mar an otherwise enjoyable gig from the comedy hip-hop duo -
Wire
The art-punk rockers keep it real in Belfast's Limelight, and they don't care who likes it or not -
CW Stoneking
The Aussie bluesman brings back the addictive rhythms of a bustling 1920s New Orleans saloon -
Bronagh Gallagher
Singing and storytelling in full swing as the Commitments star takes to the stage at the Out To Lunch Festival -
Celtic Connections
The Glasgow folk, roots and traditional music festival welcomes Dick Gaughan and Giant Sand -
JLS
Andrew Johnston gives his 'expert opinion' on Simon Cowell's chart-topping foursome -
Meat Loaf
At 63 the Loaf's voice may have gone stale, but on the evidence of this typically theatrical show, crusty he is not -
And So I Watch You From Afar
Those lucky enough to get a ticket climb aboard the Dutch barge on the Lagan for a secret gig -
Villagers
2011 is set to be a year to remember for Conor O'Brien. Jill Black catches him before the arena tours begin -
Frank, Dean and Sammy
Deano should have stayed at home - Ol' Blue Eyes takes the ovation on his own -
The Wee Wee Man
An inventive mixture of poetry and song in the Ulster-Scots Irish tradition