Dixie Chicks

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Former vice president Joe Biden, the Democratic presidential nominee, speaks during the Democratic National Convention in Delaware last night. Photograph: Bloomberg
Biden vows to end ‘season of darkness’ as he accepts Democratic nomination

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has urged Americans to unite behind his candidacy, as he vowed to end “the season of darkness” represented(...)

The Chicks: Gaslighter review – Packs the most satisfying of punches

Formerly known (until very recently) as The Dixie Chicks, this country-pop trio have never been afraid to get political, as their 2003 denunciation of(...)

Emily Strayer, Natalie Maines and Martie Maguire of the Chicks have written their first album together in 14 years.
The Chicks: ‘We were accepted because we made them a lot of money, but they didn’t like us’
  • Music
  • July 14, 2020, 06:00

The women formerly known as the Dixie Chicks have survived the good old boys of country music, a legal battle with their record label, a feud with a p(...)

Celebrated hotelier known for love of Antrim and horse racing
  • People
  • September 9, 2017, 01:13

Moira O’Neill, who has died aged 94, was possibly the oldest hotelier in Ireland and certainly one of the most celebrated. For more than seven decades(...)

Destiny’s Child performing on the eve of George W Bush’s inauguration. They also sang at his inauguration ceremony on January 20th, 2001 in Washington, DC. Photograph: David McNew/Newsmakers
Trump’s musical booking woes are unprecedented, even for a Republican

Donald Trump must feel like the kid who gets picked last at every schoolyard kickabout. The incoming US president’s team will have wanted his inaugur(...)

Nathan Carter: “Two or three years ago, there were young people all over Ireland who had never been to a country gig and probably thought it was very uncool. Now venues are filled with mixed-age groups”
Irish country music’s new big wheel keeps on turning on

In many ways, he is the “everyman” musician – at least to a certain type of Irish audience. In conversation, he is polite, friendly, easygoing; on (...)