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American music journalist Jessica Hopper previews her Women's Work keynote with thoughts on where inequality in the industry remains most rampant
Transatlantic Sessions
The revolving folk ensemble leave little to be desired in a showcase proving them to be the crown jewel of the first Derry International Irish Music Festival
Still Getting Their Kicks
Undertones founder John O’Neill ponders the Derry band's continued longevity as they gear up for a series of 40th anniversary celebrations
Turandot
NI Opera's contemporary co-production of Puccini’s visceral last work leaves no one on the fence in fulfilling the composer's modern vision
The Wheels of the World: 300 Years of Uilleann Pipers
From the Famine to the Fureys, Colin Harper leaves few stones unturned in his quest to trace the fortunes of Ireland's 'only' true indigenous instrument
Aspects Festival Preview
The Irish literary feast's 24th edition reaches out to new corners of Bangor with boundary-pushing events celebrating the written word
Dancing Across the Peace Wall
Masters of traditional global rhythms and west Belfast communities come together to strut their stuff and point towards changing times in Northern Ireland
Happy Days Beckett Festival Preview
Provocative productions, world premieres and even a spot of cricket are all lined up as part of the fourth annual celebration of Enniskillen's Nobel Prize-winning son
Sheer Joy for Foy
World tours with Ed Sheeran and a Rudimental feature spot are turning Foy Vance into a household name. But the Bangor-born songwriter is keeping his cool ahead of the biggest gig of his life
NI Opera 2015-16 Season Preview
Director Oliver Mears on tackling a 'gargantuan work of art', venturing into uncharted territory and taking risks to challenge audiences with this year's programme
Matthew Whiteside - Dichroic Light
Melding chamber aesthetics with electronic minimalism, the Lisburn-born composer's debut strikes a rewarding balance of abstract subtlety and melodic power
The Methodist Modern Art Collection
Ballymena's Braid hosts the best denominational art collection outside of the Vatican after nine churches united to make it happen. 'Surprisingly, they weren't that nervous'
Drummer David Lyttle Goes Off the Beaten Track
The acclaimed musician's new tour with guitar prodigy Joseph Leighton takes jazz to rural corners of the country in search of fresh ears
Going Berserk for BASORK
The genre-defying ensemble is set to intoxicate Belfast this September with a cocktail of celebratory sounds gathered from across the continent
Eastside Arts Festival 2017
Festival director Rachel Kennedy on the purpose and importance of the festival. From comedy bus tours, to circuses and performances, there is something to suit everyone
It's Good to Talk: Mount Stewart Festival of Conversations
The sumptuous National Trust grounds will ignite the spirit of old with two days of debate, discussion and more from a packed programme of guests
Hidden in the Harmonies
Vocal ensemble Sestina will transport audiences back to the Renaissance with performances uncovering centuries-old musical secrets
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
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
Happy Days Enniskillen International Beckett Festival
Transforming everyday places into magical worlds, the fourth annual celebration portrays the Nobel Prize-winning writer in all his colours
Hudson Taylor Hit Belfast and Derry
Dublin-based busking brothers take their talents to the next level after signing with Polydor and raking up millions of YouTube hits. 'This is where all the hard work begins'
Look Out Machines!
Duke Special goes electro on captivating new studio album, his most personal to date, propelled by synths and marked by a romantic, optimistic lyricism
The Black Ball Final – Thirty Years On
It was 1985, television audiences were snooker loopy, and Northern Ireland's journeyman hero Dennis Taylor had the World Snooker Championship in his sights
Belfast Exposed Archive Prompts Complementary Exhibitions
Works by Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin reveal how different artists interpret the photography archive in radically different ways
13 Vices
Composers Brian Irvine and Jennifer Walshe find inspiration in Mihail Chemiakin's Russian sculptures of grotesque figures representing adult vices
Axis Of, The Mid Brae Inn
'I love chatting to some random person in Germany about music you wrote in your bedroom in Portstewart.' Trio on touring, writing about home and releasing new album on Smalltown America
Jim Fitzpatrick at The Wicker Man
Belfast craft shop exhibits original artwork and prints by Ireland's foremost Celtic art specialist and creator of that iconic two-tone Che Guevara portrait
Quartet for Fifteen Chairs
The kids love Maiden Voyage Dance's Chaplin-esque piece, marked by slapstick humour, enchanting choreography and a joyous score by Brian Irvine
Salome
Northern Ireland Opera bring Strauss's controversial psychosexual opera featuring Biblical characters to Belfast
The Gloaming
Trad supergroup play out the 2014 Belfast Festival at Queen's with support from Hannah McPhillimy
Neil Cowley Trio
Jazz meets classical at the City of Derry Choral Festival with suitable support from Codetta choir
Beoga
Virtuoso trad group are supported by emerging act Cúig in Belfast
Ulster Society of Women Artists
Lisburn's Island Arts Centre hosts annual mixed media exhibition
Ó Raghallaigh & Trueman
Composers conjure hypnotic soundscapes in north Belfast
Planted
New Trad quintet Moxie release an uplifting debut album on jazz drummer David Lyttle's Lyte Records
Chatterbox Interpret Edward Lear in Little Jokes
The absurdist verse of the English author inspires a new family-friendly stage play coming to Belfast and Derry~Londonderry
Lisa Dwan's Beckett at The MAC
The Irish actor performs three of the playwright's most challenging plays in Belfast from September 2
Lisburn Hosts Children's Arts Festival
Lisburn's Island Arts Centre hosts a month-long series of exciting, eclectic workshops themed around urban landscapes
Sleepers: The Hidden Within
Banbridge hosts outdoor exhibition of stone heads by Belfast sculptress Helen Hanse
Samuel Beckett's Catastrophe
Director Adrian Dunbar and actor Frank McCusker bring the short play to a secret location in Enniskillen
The Rock Machine Turns You On
Art rock trio Petomane craft a fine collection of pop tunes full of wit and graphic poetry
Alana Henderson
Cellist and singer-songwriter exudes musicality at the Black Box
Stapleton & Rose
Oriental influences and unusual equipment enable a journey into the sonic unknown at the Sunflower
Cure
Choreographer Fearghus Ó Conchúir imitates illness and the process of recovery at The MAC
Brilliant Corners
Moving on Music's four-day jazzfest is an eclectic musical marathon
Eat Static
Merv Pepler keeps the psychedelic beats pumping at Voodoo after 25 years of dance floor destruction
Carminho
The acclaimed Portuguese fado singer brings the atmosphere of the tabernas to Belfast's Elmwood Hall
David Lyttle Trio
The acclaimed jazz drummer kicks off a 15-date Irish tour in Belfast's Leaf & Berry café
Chris Woods
The guitar maestro gives a finger-picking masterclass at the Black Box
The Olllam
Virtuoso piper/whistler John McSherry gets his groove on at The MAC with his latest collaborative project
Celtic Fusion
Frankie Gavin and the New De Dannan headline the traditional music festival in Castlewellan