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Watch video from the international music conference in Austin, Texas, where the Northern Irish creative industries were well represented
Watch video reports from the Good Vibrations premiere and NI musicians showcase at the creative industries conference in Austin, Texas
A ten-day festival culminates on Monday, March 18 with a concert by the Ulster Orchestra at St Patrick's Cathedral
Brian Carson of Moving on Music hopes that Belfast will begin to compete with Derry~Londonderry and Cork on the international jazz circuit
Composer Brian Irvine's eight-piece improvisational orchestra gear up to perform at The MAC
The Belfast-based singer-songwriter has overcome domestic violence and drug addiction to forge a career in music
Aspiring musicians encouraged to sign up for free training in venues across Derry~Londonderry from Tuesday, March 5
The classically trained cellist on learning her craft in Derry~Londonderry and performing a Roald Dahl classic for City of Culture
The iconic guitarist releases his first solo album this month, and plays Belfast in March. 'I always wanted to perform there because Rory Gallagher did'
Daveit Ferris, founder of the music website Chordblossom, urges acts from across Northern Ireland to enter the competition that Soak won in 2012
Derry~Londonderry's finest save the day when Two Door Cinema Club cancel through illness. Watch video of their last-minute soundcheck
The Belfast singer-songwriter on the heady days of Energy Orchard, releasing a multi-media album and his new single, 'Republican and Loyalist'
From May 24-26, the three-day music event will be broadcast live from the City of Culture, with headline acts to be announced in the coming weeks
Director Kieran Gilmore on the 'almost-but-not-quite' folk festival that runs in Belfast and Bangor from January 31 to February 3
A lavish production of One Night in Vienna by the Johann Strauss Orchestra kickstarts a year of classical events and concerts
As he prepares to release his debut album, the singer-songwriter discusses going solo after six years rocking with Captain Kennedy
The Arts Council of Northern Ireland launch new initiative to assist budding musicians over the age of 18 to purchase a musical instrument interest free
Having been chosen to represent Northern Ireland in the New Music Plus project, the Randalstown percussionist considers the popularity of trad
Graduating from the Steps to Work scheme to John Peel's former slot on Radio 1 has been a 'dream come true' for the Omagh-born broadcaster
Gnanam Samuel and Phil Smyth cut their teeth on the London jazz fusion scene, but Belfast's burgeoning live music circuit enticed them back home
Andrew Farmer has ambitions for his band to be as big as Mumford & Sons, and he's not afraid to say it. 'I don't want to be an old man singing other people's songs'
'We will all have to answer for our time on this earth.' Meet the Christian death metal band who believe that the Northern Irish rock scene is 'on its last legs'
Neil Cowley, Musician in Residence for UK City of Culture 2013, on researching Derry~Londonderry, working with Adele and his biggest challenge to date
Carrickfergus Grammar School feature on Choirs for Christmas. Meet Edward Craig, the musical director behind their success
Adele collaborator Neil Cowley announced in new partnership between PRS for Music Foundation, Culture Company and the Nerve Centre
LaFaro, Axis Of, Ed Zealous and others to perform at Mandela Hall on December 15 in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support
After a long and fruitful career at the keys, the grand dame of organ music bows out of live performance with one last fling at the Ulster Hall
Having signed to the legendary Metal Blade Records, the unisex outfit from Fermanagh see their future in Celtic mythology
Acts from across Ireland asked to apply to perform at the 'small but massive' music festival
Check out the video for Duke Special's 'How I Learned to Love the Sun', taken from his latest album Oh Pioneer
The Arts Council of Northern Ireland and the BBC begin the search for this year's three award recipients
Belfast City Council pays tribute to Northern Ireland's very own ‘godfather of punk’ during Belfast Music Week
'I would never sign to a major label again' says the Derry songwriter as he tours with his debut album
RTE's acclaimed live performance series strikes out from Dingle once again, visiting Derry~Londonderry along the way in 2013
The alt rock quartet gear up for the Belfast Music Week Showcase gig having made the Radio 1 A playlist and recorded a new album
Across the Line and 2FM join forces for a cross-border broadcast on Monday, November 5
Despite being only 16-years-old, the Derry-based singer-songwriter is turning heads with her remarkably assured recordings. Next stop Belfast Music Week
They've sold out venues across the UK playing classics from MGM musicals, now it's time for the Waterfront Hall and the Belfast Festival
Leader of Katie and the Carnival on her orchestral collaboration at Belfast Music Week 2012
Neil Brogan on working alone, and fast, to capture his pared-down, vintage vision on latest album Freak Waves
The quartet from Derry~Londonderry have a new EP to promote and a wealth of stories to tell after a momentous year in the spotlight
November 7 marks the cut off point for artists hoping to represent Northern Ireland in Texas next March
Browse the full programme of events and listen to all 12 tracks on the official Belfast Music Week 2012 album
Belfast Music Week attracts the dance pioneers as part of the day-long '25: Electronic Music in Belfast' event
BBC Radio Ulster presenter and exponent of country music set to perform with the Ulster Orchestra for the first time this November
With Colin Bateman commissioned to write a musical based on their oeuvre, original member Mickey Bradley looks back on a career in music
It's set to be a huge year for the Belfast pianist. He talks Belfast Festival at Queen's, Sir James Galway and new album The Irish Piano
Katie and the Carnival, Two Door Cinema Club documentary, Northern Lights mini-fest, The Selector
Were you at Queen's University when Jimi Hendrix played the Whitla Hall, or when Seamus Heaney first read in 1961? Archive your festival memories
Watch video from 12 Northern Irish acts scheduled to perform and register for free tickets
Australian pianist Tristan Russcher prepares to perform one of the longest and most challenging classical compositions ever written on the Mulholland Organ
The first 12 events have now been confirmed for Belfast Music Week 2012, which runs from November 4-11
Avalon Guitars may have closed its doors, but director Emily Walsh is determined to carry on regardless
Venue formerly known as the Spring & Airbreak is no more
The week-long celebration of Northern Irish music returns from November 4 - 11
Music stars unite at the Black Box in support of jailed Russian punk band Pussy Riot
DJ Dibby Dougherty draws from experience in finding and promoting new artists. 'It's music that we love, and that's crucial'
Family ties, original compositions and a classical twist - Northern Ireland's newest trad outfit have a lot to talk about
After the troubadour revealed he has written a track inspired by the doomed liner for his forthcoming album, Ralph McLean asks: who else?
Festival director Michael MacGowan on inspirational anecdotes, charity donations and cleansing body and soul
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