Folk legend on ageing, her brother Pete, and how she grew out of ‘sledgehammer songs’

Experimental composer and guitarist Michael Pisaro-Liu’s 2013 work, asleep, wind, voice, poe gets its Irish premiere this month

The former Efterklang man’s captivating latest solo album is unabashedly emotional

Gig of the Week: Six years after Take Me to Church, he is still well able to cry power

John Kelly on a film-maker whom Seamus Heaney called ‘a one-man peace process’

The Obama years gave artists little to rail against, and there’s plenty to suggest Trump is inimical to culture. Could his election spark a strong artistic response?

From chance encounters in speedos and chats about Stillorgan bowling to playing support to the E Street Band, some of the Boss’s biggest fans (and a few non-believers) tell us their stories

After Williams recited his first poem on stage in 1995, his ascent was rapid

Every generation has a soundtrack of its struggle. Ian Maleney marches on, shouting slogans and carrying the banner of music into a new dawn. Are we ready to rock the system?

Opinion: our default response to scandals is to revert to handwringing

Opinion: Irish Americans with dollars were not keen on solidarity with African Americans

Pete Seeger: May 3rd, 1919-January 27th, 2014

“U-turn now, Rabbitte and set engines to warp speed. I’ll take the bridge,” says captain