Colum McCann: ‘Diane Foley’s story was inherently dramatic – mother meets son’s killer, then forgives him – and I was interested in the challenge of writing a libretto’
Louth Contemporary Music Society: Echoes review – Astonishing musicianship brings Bernhard Lang’s iridescent microtonal worlds to life
New Irish albums reviewed and rated: Van Morrison, 49th & Main, Baba, Liffey Light Orchestra, Kean Kavanagh and A Smyth
Bruce Springsteen: Tracks II – Lost albums brim with emotional generosity, suppressed pain, and machismo