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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
RockLed Zeppelin wasn't all about groin-centric rock and squeezing lemons until the juice squirted out, you knowSat Jun 03 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
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
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
Giant GelbOne of America's more enduring cult figures and the driving force behind the Arizona-based group Giant Sand, Howe Gelb seems …Sat May 13 2000 - 01:00
Yo la tengoThe problem with Hoboken outfit Yo La Tengo (roughly translated as Spanish for "I got it" in baseball terminology) is that, despite…Fri May 12 2000 - 01:00
PopA Hoboken trio (Ira Kaplan, Georgia Hubley and James McNew), Yo La Tengo have lately explored a somewhat more sedate facet of…Sat May 06 2000 - 01:00
Vibrant Derailers show the way at KilkennyBordering on the mildly surreal (visiting Goths, dildos in taxi cabs and requests to turn down the noise of cigarette machines…Mon May 01 2000 - 01:00
RockAlongside Morrissey and a few other cheerful souls, Lloyd Cole (right) was a lucid antidote to the superficiality of mid-1980s…Sat Apr 29 2000 - 01:00
Reba McEntireIt wasn't all Reba McEntire at this six-hour indoor country music festivalFri Apr 28 2000 - 01:00
Paddy CaseyA clear case of talent triumphing over adversity, Paddy Casey received a hero's welcome at the final date of his recent Irish…Thu Apr 27 2000 - 01:00
Sinead O'ConnorAppearing as part of RTE Radio One's Mystery Train Live series, Sinead O'Connor remains as iconic a figure as everWed Apr 26 2000 - 01:00
RockCan we take it that as the billing is Sinead O'Connor and not Mother Mary Bernadette that her singing/conversational appearance…Sat Apr 22 2000 - 01:00
Jack L puts the boot inFor a while it looked as if Jack Lukeman - Jack L to his growing fan base - might disappear into the folds of his swishing cloak…Sat Apr 15 2000 - 01:00
Hot dog, jumping frog, the Sprouts for DublinIt has been three years since Prefab Sprout last graced the record shelves with a new studio album - the grand, celestial Andromeda…Sat Apr 15 2000 - 01:00
Rhythm'n'BluesThe UK is currently highlighting some fine R&B pop/soul acts that are largely influenced by the cream of US acts such as …Sat Apr 08 2000 - 01:00
Stretching themselves againIn the most recent edition of the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles, there is a list of visual symbols appended as a key to…Sat Apr 01 2000 - 01:00
