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History of Folk, Roots & Traditional Music in NI:1
A comprehensive overview by Geoff Harden - Part 1 -
What To Do In Case of Fire
Francis Jones meets the latest incarnation of the Belfast act -
Aural Atmospherics
Francis Jones ponders the moody groove of The Bêtes Noires -
Rock 'N' Roll Inferno
Francis Jones discovers a band with fire in their belly -
Duke Special
Francis Jones watches a star shoot into the big time -
Pat's Bar - The Early Years
Gerry McCartney plays it again in the first Belfast venue to host 'sessions' -
A History of NI Club Culture (I)
Lyndon Stephens and Sandra Gourley detail the youth culture revolutions -
A History of NI Club Culture (II)
The continued development of the underground sound suggests a bright future -
A Schism in Irish Traditional Music
Dónall Donnelly states Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann needs to move with the times -
Traditional Music Quiz
Test your knowledge of Irish traditional music -
Hall of Fame - Shaun Davey
Colin Harper conducts the story of Shaun Davey -
Hall of Fame - Tom Makem
Geoff Harden on one of our finest musical exports -
Hall of Fame - Gary Moore
Trevor Hodgett finds a rock in Gary Moore -
Hall of Fame - Sean McGuire
Geoff Harden pays tribute to Ireland's greatest fiddler -
Hall of Fame - Snow Patrol
Stuart Bailie on how Final Straw broke this band into the big time -
NIMIC Hall of Fame - The Undertones
Stuart Bailie profiles this pioneering Derry band -
Hall of Fame - Arty McGlynn
Geoff Harden admires the ubiquitous Omagh musician -
Hall of Fame - Cathal Hayden
Geoff Harden is dazzled by this Co Tyrone musician -
Hall of Fame - The Sands Family
Geoff Harden traces the Sands' musical family tree -
Hall of Fame - Paul Brady
Geoff Harden follows the career of the Tyrone singer -
Hall of Fame - Neil Hannon
Stuart Bailie opens The Divine Comedy -
Hall of Fame - David Holmes
Stuart Bailie takes David Holmes' score -
Hall of Fame - Henry McCullough
Trevor Hodgett profiles an on-going NI rock phenomenon -
Hall of Fame - Brian Vallely
Geoff Harden looks at the career of Armagh man Brian Vallely -
Northern Ireland is Moving on Music
Graham Crothers meets promoters with eclectic taste -
Ulster Orchestra
One of Northern Ireland’s finest cultural assets -
Ed Zealous is More Than Just a Pretty Face
Francis Jones sees if this band is the real deal -
Artistic Auteurs
Fallt are a multi-disciplinary publishing house based in Hillsborough -
Traditional Music Pubs in Belfast
An overview of traditional music and session pubs in Belfast. -
Traditional Music in the Glens of Antrim
Traditional music and culture survived well in the Glens of Antrim because of their remoteness -
Traditional Musicians from the Glens of Antrim
The Glens of Antrim have produced a number of accomplished singers and musicians -
Traditional Music Festivals in Belfast.
An overview of traditional music festivals in Belfast -
Tradition bearers of north Antrim
An overview of the great and late in traditional music -
Frances Alexander
Writer of All Things Bright and Beautiful and Once in Royal David's City -
The Vichy Government
The synth pop duo disproving the adage that pop and politics don't mix -
The Traditional Music Scene in Belfast
An overview of the city’s vibrant traditional music scene -
St John Greer Ervine
Ervine was a unionist playwright and the founding father of modern Northern Irish drama -
Snow Patrol
Voted Best Irish Band in the 2005 Meteor awards -
The Boys are Back in Down
Paul McNamee on the exciting new wave of bands from Downpatrick -
Sean McGuire
Traditional music's rock star -
Rocking Up in Belfast
Paul McNamee on how the city is becoming a must stop for the biggest names in rock -
Phil Kieran
One of Ireland’s fastest rising DJs and producers -
Paul McAuley Bodhrans
Much sought after by professional musicians -
Neil Martin: More than one string to his bow
Martin’s career has successfully married classical and traditional music -
NIMIC
The Northern Ireland Music Industry Commission -
This Film's Crap Let's Slash the Seats
Francis Jones considers the cinematic flourishes in David Holmes' debut -
Josef Locke
Internationally renowned popular tenor -
Neil Hannon
Fermanagh's unlikely pop star and frontman of the Divine Comedy -
Caught on Camera
Graham Smith exhibits his music photography -
NI Bands Storm London
Graham Crothers talks to the organiser of Northern Ireland Next Generation -
Ian Wilson
Prolific Belfast born composer with a truly international reputation -
Musical Families in Fermanagh: The McGraths
Jenny Cathcart considers the colourful past of Ben 'Sketch' McGrath and family -
Henry McCullough
Profile of the Portstewart guitarist -
Gary Lightbody and the Reindeer Section
Snow Patrol star's side project -
Hamilton Harty
A profile of the composer -
Billy Dunwoody
The East Belfast man who widened the repertoire of flute playing in Northern Ireland -
Harry Bradley
A short profile of the flautist -
Home Boy
Why David Holmes is happier in Belfast than in Hollywood -
Music in Belfast - A Personal Reflection
Geoff Harden offers his insight into the city's music scene -
Girls Aloud
Pop star Nadine Coyle reveals all to CNI