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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

  • 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'

  • The Delines

    A literate and uplifting performance at the Real Music Club from Willy Vlautin and Co

  • The Handsome Family

    Brett and Rennie Spark arrive in Belfast with the theme tune to HBO's True Detective

  • Donovan

    The folk legend gives a songwriting masterclass in Belfast

  • Belfast Nashville Songwriters Festival

    Legendary folk musician Donovan on finger-picking, his Irish ancestry and the enduring power of the arts

  • The Beatelles

    The impossibly youthful County Cavan band The Whereabouts introduce Beatles aficionados, The Beatelles at the Out To Lunch festival

  • Deer Tick

    The Rhode Island alt-country rockers deliver a fine set at the Out to Lunch Festival

  • A Love Letter to Joni

    Brian Kennedy covers classics and obscure tracks by legendary singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell

  • Bedroom Tapes

    Aaron Shanley releases a collection of demos ahead of a proposed 2014 album

  • Draw It In Chalk

    Still on an indefinite hiatus, Captain Kennedy release an album's worth of archived material

  • Ronnie Greer on A Lifetime With the Blues

    Aged 62, the guitarist and singer finally releases his debut album. 'I'm glad I did it'

  • John Cooper Clarke Live

    The foul-mouthed poet of the people is streamed live into Queen's Film Theatre

  • Sam Baker

    Still physically affected by a terrorist attack in Peru, the American songwriter nevertheless infuses his songs with humour

  • Other People Wrote These

    Ciaran Lavery gives us exclusive access to his latest release featuring covers of Talking Heads and more

  • Real Music Club Celebrates 15 Years of Folk

    Now in its 15th year, Jim Heaney's roots and Americana club is spreading the gospel by venturing out of Belfast

  • Malojian's Musical Masterclass

    Stevie Scullion maintains the momentum of a busy year with a songwriting seminar at the Belfast Book Festival

  • Underneath the Night of Stars

    Robyn G Shiels ventures into the blue with five new tales of loss and regret

  • Lucinda Williams

    Belfast's Real Music Club celebrates 15 years of roots music with performances from Malojian and Austin's finest

  • Dexys

    Kevin Rowland and co play through their latest album in full at Custom House Square Marquee

  • Otis Gibbs

    The bearded Nashvillian brings sad songs, honeyed vocals and a dash of authenticity to the Belfast Nashville Songwriters Festival

  • Jesus Rodriguez

    After being left out in the cold by an indifferent Western music industry, the anti-establishment hero returns thanks to his fans

  • Bystanders

    After a swift rise and fall in the 1980s, Belfast's original indie act St. Vitus Dance return with a third album worth listening to

  • The Deer's Cry

    Malojian justify the hype with an accomplished debut album that draws from their back catalogue and features classic alt-folk influences

  • Felice Brothers

    Americana with hip-hop beats and added synths – the brothers get the barmaids singing along

  • Broken Deer

    Malojian, sans Cat, packs emotional masochism, lost love and simple beauty into his solo EP

  • The Low Anthem

    The perfect gig to close the Open House Festival, despite the chattering classes

  • Me, My Dad and Country Music

    With Father's Day around the corner, Jim Meredith writes about a shared love for Merle Haggard

  • Kate Rusby

    The folk singer-songwriter leads from the front - but James Meredith misses the man with the trumpet

  • The Great Depression

    Robyn G Shiels finally releases some new material - James Meredith thinks it was well worth the wait

  • 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

  • The Hold Steady

    The Brooklyn rockers aim to reconnect with their audience after a series of lukewarm album reviews

  • CW Stoneking

    The Aussie bluesman brings back the addictive rhythms of a bustling 1920s New Orleans saloon