Aaron Dessner

If the American band aren’t enough for you, how about support John Grant, Lisa Hannigan and Villagers?

Family, friends and police appeal for information about disappearance

Mary Hickson on the wild idea behind Sounds From A Safe Harbour

Mary Hickson, director of this weekend’s Sounds From A Safe Harbour, explains the ethos of the festival and how the collaboration with Bryce Dessner came about

Sounds from a Safe Harbour will also put guests on the water for an all-at-sea performance

Sounds from a Safe Harbour, which Dessner has curated, takes place in September

The National guitarist is excited about curating the first Sounds from a Safe Harbour festival, which will be ‘like throwing a party for your friends’

This downbeat lot might not be typical stadium fillers, but frontman Matt Berninger’s near-mumble is well up to the emotional task of filling the venue

The least likely band to find on the fringes of the mainstream, The National have always been surprised by any commercial success, says their guitarist Aaron Dessner