Joni Mitchell

Janis Ian: ‘It was astonishing to realise that At Seventeen applied to boys too’

After a career tackling difficult subjects, the singer-songwriter is releasing a final album

Aimee Mann: ‘Any woman my age is traumatised by growing up in the 60s and 70s’

US indie icon talks about her childhood kidnapping and her repressive upbringing

Paul McCartney on loving John Lennon, the Beatles break-up and his Irish family

It’s a big misconception ‘that I broke The Beatles up … Once a headline is out it sticks’

David Crosby on Stills, Nash and Neil Young (‘probably the most selfish person I know’)

At 80, the superstar musician has survived heroin addiction, illness and tragedy

Bored teenagers at home? Here are 10 stories that capture the do-nothing years

Writers from Alice Munro to JD Salinger mine their dangerous passions and restless ennui

David Crosby: For Free review – More proof of his regeneration

Musician’s son produced his latest record featuring delicate and moving work

‘Symbol of hope’: Light forms major part of Earagail Arts Festival

Programme draws on Donegal landscape with blend of in-person and online events

David Kitt: 20 review – Late-night mellow intimacy

Introduction of beats and electronic elements overhauling many songs in the album

Joni Mitchell: The Reprise Albums (1968-1971) review – Essential listening

Not many artists can successfully crack open the hard shell that protects them from themselves

Birdy: Young Heart – London singer leaves her heart in Laurel Canyon

It’s too long and too in thrall to Blue-era Joni Mitchell, but there’s much to like here

John Buckley McQuaid: ‘Ireland’s silence is a comfort zone’

The expat artist’s new album tackles the omertà over his home country’s recent past

The greatest year for music was the year you came of age

Donald Clarke: You can’t beat 1981. Others will argue for 1967, 1989, 1995 or 2020. Nobody is right. Nobody is wrong

Neil Young: After the Gold Rush review: 50-year-old treasure still shines

This album has seeped into our heads, song by song, and is an exercise in sheer simplicity

Ane Brun: How Beauty Holds the Hand of Sorrow review – words and songs to live by

Norwegian musician has managed to wrest something very beautiful from depths of her grief

Three very different yet extremely satisfying soups for winter

Paul Flynn: Here is a trio of delicious options for the many soup lovers in Ireland

Joan Armatrading: ‘I’ve had people say I’m too black, or not black enough’

The singer-songwriter has been doing extraordinary things ever since she arrived in Britain alone aged 6

Seán Moran: GAA must feel a bit like the grand old Duke of York

The opening up of grounds to spectators has been a frustrating process for all involved

Fintan O’Toole: There is no utopian alternative to the Leaving Cert

Six months ago, schools and colleges closed. What have we learned since?

Music title Q Magazine folds after 34 years as Covid-19 hits media sector

Bauer Media Group listed magazine for sale in May after sharp fall in advertising revenue

Haim: Women in Music Pt III review – A celebration of resilience

Los Angeles sisters document personal difficulties on their best album yet

Matt Williams: Kiwi rugby is back and celebrating series win over Covid-19

I forgot how much I missed the sight of grown men acting like children, just for fun

Echo in the Canyon: It’s as if 100 back issues of Mojo made a film of themselves

Review: Well-worn yarns of Laurel Canyon music in the groovy times get another airing

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