CountryNow an adopted son of Ireland, Virginia-born and Texas-raised Steve Earle has confounded his detractors (and probably his supporters…Sat Sept 16 2000 - 01:00
Bob DylanWhere to start? Simply, Dylan's history dictates he has little right to be as good as he was last night at Vicar Street.Thu Sept 14 2000 - 01:00
Mark KozelekBetter known as the frontman for San Francsico cult band Red House Painters, Mark Kozelek gives new meaning to the word "solitary…Wed Sept 13 2000 - 01:00
Lee Scratch PerryArriving in Ireland with a CV which has the words "legendary", "innovator" and "maverick" etched in stone on it, Lee Scratch …Mon Sept 11 2000 - 01:00
Singer/SongwriterThe man regarded by many as the greatest musical poet of the 20th century and one of the most influential figures in pop music…Sat Sept 09 2000 - 01:00
AcousticAlong with American Music Club, Red House Painters carried the torch for low-key, low wattage, lo-fi miserablists in the early…Sat Sept 09 2000 - 01:00
Wynonna JuddBig and bold (not forgetting bouncy, brassy and sassy), Wynonna Judd is perhaps the least affected country music star to have…Mon Sept 04 2000 - 01:00
AmericanaNot so much a purveyor of Americana as a deft exponent of melancholic American pop music, Joe Pernice has been taking refuge …Sat Sept 02 2000 - 01:00
A winning talentLong since regarded as the faceless master craftsman of Irish contemporary folk music, Jimmy McCarthy no longer has to leave …Tue Aug 29 2000 - 01:00
FolkLong regarded as one of Ireland's finest songwriters, it's only in the past five years that Jimmy MacCarthy has come out from…Sat Aug 26 2000 - 01:00
Forever the rebel in Wynonna CountryWynonna Judd's early life is another C&W tale of living off the clippings of tin, and doing the best you can until something…Sat Aug 26 2000 - 01:00
Tribute to Woody GuthrieBy the time of his death on October 3rd, 1967, Woody Guthrie was acclaimed as a part of America's folkloreThu Aug 24 2000 - 01:00
Grabbing while it's going`When I was on CBS records, I only went to their offices twiceSat Aug 19 2000 - 01:00
Babe in the woodOwning a voice blessed with a rare sense of graciousness, Barnsley so-called folk-babe and Mercury Prize nominee Kate Rusby - …Sat Aug 19 2000 - 01:00
Singing serious countryShe looks like a model, yet it's clear that Alison Moorer has little or no time for posing outside the remit of her own publicity…Sat Aug 12 2000 - 01:00
Space RockDisproving the current populist theory that the only decent musical export to come out of Iceland is Bjork, Sigur Ros have been…Sat Aug 12 2000 - 01:00
TradWith her tenure as musical star turn in Riverdance on ice for the time being, the stage is set for Bronx-born Eileen Ivers (right…Sat Aug 05 2000 - 01:00
Ray ManzarekBilled as a "history of The Doors" in spoken word and solo piano, those expecting a reasonably cogent overview of one of the …Wed Aug 02 2000 - 01:00
Richard ThompsonRichard Thompson has been at the forefront of both folk and rock for the past 30 yearsTue Aug 01 2000 - 01:00
Post RockLooper is the side project of Stuart David and his wife Karn, the former ex-of Belle And SebastianSat Jul 29 2000 - 01:00
RockTen years is a few lifetimes in pop music, so its with equal amounts courage and foolishness that The Would Be's (above) re-enter…Sat Jul 22 2000 - 01:00
The band who feel goodTravis might not be the rat-biting, sneer-sniggering, beer-swilling epitome of rock 'n' roll (as Liam Gallagher said of them: "…Sat Jul 15 2000 - 01:00
Rock 'N' RollNow approaching his mid-70s, Chuck Berry's influence in the evolution of rock'n'roll is beyond questionSat Jul 08 2000 - 01:00
VocalFor those who didn't see The Blind Boys of Alabama (above) the last time they played Dublin, next Thursday and Friday at Vicar…Sat Jul 01 2000 - 01:00
Gemma HayesFlanked by former Crowded House bassist Nick Seymour and Something Happens guitarist Ray Harmon, and standing in front of a comfortably…Tue Jun 27 2000 - 01:00
Acoustic RockThese days, she might be better known for Marlene on the Wall and Luka, but Suzanne Vega has a lot more to offer than her fuzzily…Sat Jun 24 2000 - 01:00
Streets apartNow firmly entrenched as a member of the London-Irish Murphia, Bap Kennedy - long-distance rock 'n' roller, survivor of several…Sat Jun 24 2000 - 01:00
RootsIf it hadn't been for Paul Simon, it might have taken South Africa's Ladysmith Black Mambazo (right) a longer time to achieve…Sat Jun 24 2000 - 01:00
Hanky PankyWhile there's something to be said about legacy, there's no denying that it can be an albatross around the creative neckSat Jun 17 2000 - 01:00
RockIt seems to be a regular occurrence that Irish singer/songwriters are picked up by roving A&R personnel eager for the Next…Sat Jun 17 2000 - 01:00
RockShe's lanky, unaffected by the latest fashion trends and does not adhere to current record company dictates for female singers…Sat Jun 10 2000 - 01:00
RockLed Zeppelin wasn't all about groin-centric rock and squeezing lemons until the juice squirted out, you knowSat Jun 03 2000 - 01:00
FolkFifty-two-year-old John Martyn (right) began his professional career under the guidance of Scottish folk artist Hamish Imlach…Sat Jun 03 2000 - 01:00
Kome to the KabaretBorn in the small German town of Munster, Ute Lemper quickly departed for the more salubrious environment of ViennaSat Jun 03 2000 - 01:00
Mumba oneHere comes an Irish Times public service warning: within the next 12 months the Irish pop music contingent will completely rule…Sat May 27 2000 - 01:00
Sean NosFor someone who says he has been around from the Cretaceous period, Iarla O Lionaird looks remarkably hipSat May 27 2000 - 01:00
Catching European dreamsYou have to wonder. What ever happens to former Eurovision winners and participants? Most return to their country of origin and…Sat May 27 2000 - 01:00
Rock FestivalsWhile Dublin received the Heineken Green Energy treatment a month ago, it's now the turn of Cork and GalwaySat May 27 2000 - 01:00
A sassy schoolmistress who tugs at the heartstringsDespite her disciplined school mistress demeanour (or indeed, perhaps because of it), there's always been something slightly …Thu May 25 2000 - 01:00
Mr Bad ExampleAged 53 and looking it despite the blue jeans and unkempt hair, Warren Zevon returned to Ireland after a seven-year absenceWed May 24 2000 - 01:00
SpacerockA quintet from rural Modesto, California, Grandaddy (above) looks set to journey into the realms of spacerockSat May 20 2000 - 01:00
FolkSuccessfully straddling the boundaries of folk and country, Nanci Griffith's interest in performance stemmed from her parents…Sat May 20 2000 - 01:00
Hello, hello, it's good to be backAlthough no longer a fully functioning 8-legged music monster, Dublin-based band Something Happens are still able to pull in …Sat May 20 2000 - 01:00
Not so tightCan you hear me? "As well as I can hear anything. For a man of my ageSat May 20 2000 - 01:00
Paul BradyOnce again, Paul Brady has come back from a few concerned years and delivered the goodsWed May 17 2000 - 01:00
Howe GelbA man for whom a three-minute pop song is an alien concept, Howe Gelb has been a journeyman musician for almost 20 yearsTue May 16 2000 - 01:00
ElasticaThe type of shouty punk/pop band which has long since seen better days, Elastica appear to have reached the point of no return…Mon May 15 2000 - 01:00
