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Something for the Weekend: Muireann Bradley's cultural picks

A remarkable talent from the twin town of Ballybofey in County Donegal, teenager Muireann Bradley blends traditional blues stylings with her own distinctive interpretations of classic tunes spanning decades.

Something For The Weekend • 12 Mar

Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown

What A Complete Unknown misses about Bob Dylan, the poet

"I'm seeing your world of people and things," Bob Dylan sings on Song to Woody. "Your paupers and peasants and princes and kings."

Opinion and Analysis • 17 Feb

Elle Fanning and Timothée Chalamet in A Complete Unknown

Culture 5 - your cultural highlights for the next seven days

Hear the Culture 5 every Friday on Aedín in the Afternoon on RTÉ lyric fm, from 1pm

Culture 5 • 17 Jan

Bob Dylan and the creative leap that transformed modern music

The Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, starring Timothée Chalamet, focuses on Dylan's early 1960s transition from idiosyncratic singer of folk songs to internationally renowned singer-songwriter, writes Ted Olsen.

Opinion and Analysis • 08 Jan

Music legend Bob Dylan continues to tour, record... and Tweet?

Bob Dylan remains a defiant artist forging new ideas

This November, Bob Dylan performed the final concerts of his Rough and Rowdy Ways tour at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The tour picked up where Dylan left off just before the COVID pandemic – endlessly on the road since 1988. But now at the age of 83,

Opinion and Analysis • 29 Nov 24

RTÉ Radio 1 Album Of The Week: Fragments by Bob Dylan

Our RTÉ Radio 1 Album Of The Week is the latest chapter in Bob Dylan's acclaimed Bootleg Series.

RTÉ Radio 1 Album Of The Week • 13 Feb 23

Conor McPherson joins John Kelly for The Works Presents

Writer Conor McPherson talks to The Works Presents

Works Presents • 21 Dec 22

David McCullagh on Bob Dylan's Philosophy of Modern Song

Books • 15 Nov 22

Eleanor Methven takes on the iconic role of Prospero in Rough Magic's The Tempest

10 must-see theatre productions this summer

Theatre • 11 Jul 22

Justina Kehinde as Marianne in Girl From the North Country

Bob Dylan musical to have Irish premiere in Dublin

A musical based on songs by Bob Dylan is having its Irish premiere at the 3Olympia theatre in Dublin this week.

Theatre • 30 Jun 22

Something For The Weekend: Nichola MacEvilly's cultural picks

Something For The Weekend • 29 Jun 22

Late Late: Girl From The North Country cast sing a Dylan classic

Theatre • 20 Jul 22

Girl from the North Country: Conor McPherson's Bob Dylan musical

Theatre • 14 Mar 22

Something For The Weekend: Eddi Reader's Cultural Picks

Something For The Weekend • 09 Mar 22

A Word in Edgeways: Yanky Fachler on Bob Dylan and faith

Spirit • 26 May 21

Listen: Simply Folk's birthday bash for Bob Dylan

Simply Folk • 25 May 21

Watch: Dignity - Other Voices' celebration of Bob Dylan at 80

Other Voices celebrates the legendary Bob Dylan on his 80th birthday with a musical celebration from the U.S. Embassy Dublin...

Music • 24 May 21

Christy Moore talks Bob Dylan on Ray D'Arcy

Music • 24 May 21

South Wind Blows celebrates Bob Dylan at 80

South Wind Blows host Philip King, who has met the great man himself, celebrates the magic of Dylan in his own inimitable fashion...

RTÉ Radio 1 • 22 May 21

Sunday Miscellany: Salute to Bob Dylan by Conall Hamill

Sunday Miscellany • 21 May 21

Happy Birthday, Bob! RTÉ celebrates Bob Dylan at 80

Bob Dylan • 19 May 21

How The Clancy Brothers inspired Bob Dylan

Music • 28 Apr 21

Bob Dylan, Phoebe Bridgers & more - Arena on the latest albums

For RTÉ Arena, Louise Burton and Brian Boyd review new music, from Bob Dylan's 39th album Rough and Rowdy Ways to Phoebe Bridgers's second album Punisher and John Legend's Bigger Love...

RTÉ Arena • 24 Jun 20

Listen: Director Jimmy Fay boards the Mystery Train

Director Jimmy Fay joins John Kelly in studio for the Mystery Train Sunday Service and picks tunes by Lisa O'Neill, Neil Young, Miles Davis and his favourite artist, Bob Dylan.

Mystery Train • 30 Sep 19

Culture 10 - the week's Wuthering cultural highlights

And how was your week? Here's our handy digest of Cultural musts...

Culture 10 • 12 Jul 19