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Get Excited About Output
Andrew Moore picks out 10 must-see highlights of the upcoming music industry conference and artist showcase event in Belfast -
Music Acts Announced for Output Showcase
Over 40 bands and solo artists are confirmed to play free Belfast gigs as part of next month's creative industries conference -
Help Musicians NI Pitches in for Mental Health
The UK charity's recently launched Belfast office is providing specialised support schemes and counsel for local artists who may be suffering in silence -
The Lost Art of Writing a Christmas Song
Belfast singer-songwriter and Seven Summits frontman Rory Nellis on which seasonal ingredients together help strike the right chord -
Sarah McGuinness Has the Xmas Factor
Multi-talented Derry artist releases sentimental holiday single and video packed with familiar faces ahead of a busy New Year -
Leonard Cohen: One for the Road
Larne-based guitar technician Leif Bodnarchuk will hold dear his memories of touring as part of the legendary singer-songwriter's live crew -
Bap Kennedy (1962 - 2016)
Trevor Hodgett looks back on the 'appealingly intimate' singer's storied career, tragically cut short after a brief battle with cancer -
British Composer Award Nod for 13 Vices
Belfast Music Laureate Brian Irvine and Dublin's Jennifer Walshe nominated for the unique, ensemble work inspired by contemporary vices -
City of Derry International Choral Festival
New Festival Chorus reaffirms the city's musical status in a pitch perfect opening gala performance -
Derry Choral Festival Continues to Hit the High Notes
With five days of inclusive performances and international competition, this year's concert series builds further on the city's singing tradition -
EP Premiere: Far Out
Rising Derry rockers Scenery break down their debut offering track-by-track - listen to it now in full -
Glasgowbury's G Sessions Return
The Draperstown festival's long-running showcase series finds a new home following a three-year hiatus -
Ryan Vail Shares Stranger Things Remix
The pulsating update on the smash Netflix series' opening theme is available to download free from the Derry producer's Soundcloud -
Hidden in the Harmonies
Vocal ensemble Sestina will transport audiences back to the Renaissance with performances uncovering centuries-old musical secrets -
Nerve Centre Names New Musician-in-Residence
Taking over from David Lyttle, multi-instrumentalist Marty Coyle hopes to show off his home city with international collaborations and inspire its youngsters -
Oh Yeah, Ash Are Legends
Downpatrick trio to be honoured with top award to mark 20 years since the release of seminal debut album '1977' -
I Was An Astronaut
Derry singer-songwriter Conor McAteer takes a giant leap forward in a controlled and cohesive fourth album bursting with love in all its forms -
The Wild Swan
Recorded in Nashville and rich in variety, the third album from Foy Vance isn't just his finest yet, it bears all the markings of a contemporary classic -
An Homage to Henry McCullough
Listen to a track from Sam R Gibson's latest album 'Seeking The Assassin', written in tribute to the late, great Portstewart guitarist -
Neil Young
He's taken half a century to get here, but backed by Promise of the Real the Canadian is still the hurricane force of old, and shows no signs of quitting -
How The Chemical Brothers Brought Belfast Together
Local DJs recount the dance duo's mythical gig at Sugar Sweet and the club's lasting impact on both rave culture and social divides across the capital city -
Derry Showcase for Historic Music Scheme
John Leighton and a host of others will mark 100 years since the birth of renowned violinist and Live Music Now founder Yehudi Menuhin at Bennigan's Bar -
Titanic Shift for Belsonic
First wave of acts announced as the annual concert series uproots for 2016 -
Open House Goes Back on the Road
The Bangor festival has invited last summer's standout act back from the US for a string of live dates across some unique and peculiar venues -
Belfast Music - December 2015
There’s something for everyone with our guide to Belfast’s best gigs happening throughout this month -
Somewhereto_ Profiles: Meraki
Bass player Adam McCourt on the multi-national sextet's story so far and brand new music video by Derry filmmaker Paul Brown – watch below -
Robb Murphy Runs Wild on Belfast Zoo
The animals are let loose in the video for the Comber-born songwriter's latest single, recorded in collaboration with the Ulster String Quartet -
U2 Announce First Northern Ireland Shows in 18 Years
Dublin band's much-rumoured live dates confirmed for Belfast's SSE Arena on November 18 and 19 -
Bangor's Ghost Returns
Master curator Rachel Coulter gets set to summon the spirit of the seaside town's past with her yearly Open House Festival showpiece -
Derry in for a Guitar Overdose
Applications open for guitar festival's new strand of masterclasses with international virtuosos at the North West Regional College -
Hozier Announced for Belsonic
Addition of the Irish singer-songwriter completes the line-up of acts scheduled to play Custom House Square this August -
Boston Choir to Play Free Gig in Derry
Acclaimed Heritage Chorale will perform a free lunchtime concert at St. Columb’s Cathedral tomorrow as part of an Irish mini-tour -
Five Northern Irish Glastonbury Performances
Casting an eye back over the homegrown acts who've graced the festive fields of Worthy Farm over the years -
Kathryn Stott & Martin Roscoe
Seventh annual Walled City Music Festival off to a thunderous start with two of the UK's finest pianists at University of Ulster Magee's Great Hall -
Ash - Kablammo!
By no means a perfect comeback, but there is much to admire about Downpatrick's most famous sons' 'back to basics' first album in almost a decade -
Quire Belfast Celebrates 10th Birthday in Harmony
Founding member of Northern Ireland's only LGBT choir Duane Farrell reflects on a decade of giving a voice to diversity ahead of 10th birthday celebration on June 6 -
Listen to SOAK's Debut Album
Derry singer-songwriter's Before We Forgot How To Dream is now available to stream a week ahead of official release -
MTV Crash Derry Again
Broadcast giant returns this summer to stage another 'major' music event on the Banks of the Foyle -
Five Northern Irish Letterman Performances
Look back on the musical guests who've flown the flag for NI as the legendary Late Show host steps down after 33 years -
Donal Scullion
Though sonically on point, the folk singer's debut album is a game of two halves with middling lyricism revealing little of the artist himself
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