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Gign the Bann
Gig’n the Bann Cross Community Music and Dance Festival takes place annually in Portglenone -
A History of NI Rock & Acoustic Music: 1
The first article from a two-part series -
Fionnuala Hunt
Belfast born virtuoso violinist -
The Beat Poets Took a Long and Winding Road
Francis Jones talks to John Dinsmore about a lot of work and a little luck -
Flook
‘Four brilliant musicians. Four times as much brilliant music’, Time Out -
A History of NI Rock & Acoustic Music: 2
The second article from a two-part series -
Fifes and Drums
Jenny Cathcart mines 'the richest vein of flute music in the world' -
Edward Bunting
Eighteenth century Belfast organist and recorder of Irish traditional music -
Susan Tomelty
Singer from the talented Co Down family who began her career at the age of two -
Robyn G Shiels Has No Time to Sleep
Peter Brennan talks to the Kilrea singer about A Lifetime of Midnights -
DJ Fergie
One of the UK's top DJs is from Larne -
David Holmes
Internationally renowned Belfast dance act -
Central Belfast venues: The Limelight
The focus for much of Belfast’s independent music scene -
Central Belfast venues: Conor Hall
One of Belfast’s most important venues for the last twenty years -
History of Folk, Roots & Traditional Music in NI:2
Part 2 of Geoff Harden's extensive overview -
Stiff Little Fingers make Inflammable Material
Jake Burns tells Francis Jones the band are still striving for perfect punk -
Brian Houston
East Belfast singer songwriter -
An Overview of the Belfast Club Scene
Belfast has had a vibrant and exciting club scene since the early 1990s -
Andy White
Belfast’s Bob Dylan creates an influential brand of Celtic Soul -
Ailsa
Heritage folk group who set the work of the weaver poets to music -
The Showband Era
An overview of the showband era in Northern Ireland -
Gerard McChrystal
Much respected and successful saxophonist -
Therapy? Call For a Nurse
Francis Jones talks to Michael McKeegan about an important milestone for the band -
Oppenheimer's electro-pop
Francis Jones met up with one of NI's most innovative new bands -
The Tin Pot Operation Care About You
Francis Jones reviews new EP, Here, It's The Tin Pot Operation -
Cathal McConnell
One of the last great originals of Irish traditional music -
Martin Quinn
One of Ireland's finest accordion players -
Jimmy Kennedy - The Irish Troubadour
Writer of songs for Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong -
The McPeake Family
Performing a unique combination of close harmony singing accompanied by pipes and harp -
The Odyssey
Paul Martin looks at Northern Ireland's premier entertainment venue -
Phil Coulter
Music Producer and Entertainer. -
Paul Brady
One of Ireland's most highly-regarded and successful artists -
Neil Martin on the Future of Trad
'For too long trad has been perceived to belong to nationalists...' -
Arty McGlynn
One of the most sought after musicians in Ireland -
The Miami Showband
Kings of the showband scene