Ireland's Favourite Folk Song: why folk songs endure Folk songs are handed down from generation to generation because they remain relevant to each one Irelands Favourite Folk Song • 15 May 19
How to arrange an orchestra of personality types Applying the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator test to classical musicians might produce some interesting results Personality types • 03 May 19
Who wants to listen to an algorithm? Results to date show that artificial intelligence still has a very long way to go to emulate the work of human musicians Music • 24 Jul 19
Why we should turn off the music and film made by alleged abusers In the #MeToo era, we should be thinking conscientiously about where our art and culture comes from Culture • 11 Apr 19
Boards of Canada: time is on their side How Boards of Canada create a sense of nostalgia and the passing of time in their music Music • 06 Mar 19
Taping back control: the rewind of cassette culture As the vinyl revival goes mainstream, the cassette has become an increasingly attractive format for artists, labels and fans Cassettes • 01 Mar 19
What opera tells us about the issues of the day Centuries on from their first performances, powerful opera stories continue to add to discussions around equality, inclusivity and racism Opera • 22 Feb 19
How pop culture enables bisexual people to tell their own stories From music to TV to film, bisexual narratives have meant writers and artists can challenge and defy stereotypes Pop Culture • 01 Feb 19
The vinyl countdown: what's behind the vinyl revival? Vinyl offers a much different kind of connectivity compared to the virtual qualities of the digital age Vinyl • 11 Jan 19
What's on the radio in London, Los Angeles and Sydney? Research shows that commercial radio stations worldwide have remarkably common practices when it comes to playlists and songs Commercial radio • 06 Dec 18
"Ireland has been hip-hop for thousands of years" A new project aims to build a digital map of hip-hop around the world from Shanghai to South Africa - to Swinford Hip-hop • 04 Dec 18
A salute to Andy Irvine Throughout his remarkable career, Andy Irvine has remained a consummate singer, storyteller and interpreter of songs RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards • 22 Oct 18
How Aretha Franklin inspired the civil rights movement It is hard to overestimate the singer's importance to both music and the civil rights movement Music • 17 Aug 18
Meet death metal's new female growlers An influx of female death metal performers has raised many issues around the misogyny prevalent in the genre Death metal • 31 Jul 18
Law, literature and Bruce Springsteen The Brainstorm Long Read: what does Bruce Springsteen have to say about law and how it shapes and is shaped by a people's culture? Bruce Springsteen • 23 Jul 18
Are we outsourcing our emotions to the Spotify algorithm? Music has become more of a science, relying less on human skills of curation and intuition and more on algorithms and consumer data Algorithms • 26 Jun 18
Summer festivals: a queue for a portaloo or a play at revolution? When we pack up our slabs of beer and our sleeping bags, or our artisan gin and the keys for the yurt, are we participating ... Music festivals • 28 Aug 18
Can listening to music help to reduce pain? Jazz, techno, electronic, pop, soul and even Michael Bublé - music in the right setting can reduce a patient's experience of pain Music • 30 May 18
What could Bowie teach business about changes? Bringing different disciplines and sectors together often creates fresh perspectives for all involved David Bowie • 11 May 18
Douze points: the who, what & why of Eurovision voting All you ever wanted to know about the politics and geography of who votes for who in the annual song contest. Eurovision • 08 May 18
Why are Irish composers ignored? The music of Ireland's historic composers are among our most neglected national treasures and should be protected, preserved and promoted to future generations Irish composers • 03 May 18
Why Beyonce matters As she showed with Beychella and the "Lemonade" album, Beyonce's impact now goes far beyond pop culture Beyoncé • 17 Apr 18
The curious phenomenon of Leonard Cohen Why is an artist whose work sounds like prayers and who sings of failure and guilt so popular in a country which appears to have ... Leonard Cohen • 12 Apr 18
Say it loud: the continuing relevance of protest songs Protest songs may not change the world by themselves, but they have the capacity to change the minds of people who in turn can certainly ... Protest songs • 10 Apr 18
"We lose ourselves in music" The Brainstorm long read: Limerick-born photographer Brian Cross on a life spent chasing and charting the unplayed sounds Photograpahy • 17 Mar 18
