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Behind the music - Colm McIntyre

Belfast songwriter Colm McIntyre has released his new EP, American Dream. We asked him the BIG questions . . .

Joni Mitchell announces live album

Joni Mitchell has announced plans for a live album of her recent surprise performance at the Newport Folk Festival in the US.

Music • 12 Nov 22

Behind the music - Myles McCormack

Belfast folk, trad fusion songwriter Myles McCormack returns with his new song, What I've Been Promising. We asked him the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 07 Nov 22

Behind the music - Ajeet

World music star Ajeet's Dublin plays Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin on 22 October. We asked her the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 21 Oct 22

Behind the music - Victoria Canal

Victoria Canal has released her EP, Elegy, and plays Workman's Club Cellar in Dublin tonight (27 September) with special guest Sammy Copley. We asked Victoria the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 27 Sep 22

Behind the music - Seba Safe

Galway's Seba Safe has released his new five-track EP, Before I Remember You. We asked him the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 05 Aug 22

Joni Mitchel sings in a special Joni Jam performance at the 2022 Newport Folk Festival at Fort Adams State Park on July 24, 2022. (Photo by Carlin Stiehl for The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Joni Mitchell makes surprise appearance at folk fest

Joni Mitchell made a rare public appearance at the Newport Folk Festival over the weekend and performed several of her best-known songs.

Music • 25 Jul 22

Behind the music - Polly Barrett

Polly Barrett has released her new EP, Dark Garden. We asked her the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 23 May 22

Rogan apologises over video of him using n-word

Controversial podcast host Joe Rogan has offered "sincere and humble apologies" after footage emerged of him repeatedly using the n-word on his hit show.

Joe Rogan • 05 Feb 22

7 showbiz stories of the week

Music legend Joni Mitchell quit Spotify over Covid misinformation, Rihanna announced she is expecting her first child, and Longitude is back - it's been another busy week in entertainment. Here are the stories that made the headlines

Entertainment • 05 Feb 22

Crosby, Stills & Nash ask Spotify to remove their music

Neil Young's former bandmates from Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young have asked their record labels to remove their recordings from Spotify, making them the latest musicians to take a stand over misinformation on the platform.

Music • 02 Feb 22

Sharon Stone speaks out on Joe Rogan controversy

Hollywood legend Sharon Stone says podcast host Joe Rogan is "risking people's lives with his idiocy" as controversy over his spread of coronavirus misinformation continues.

Spotify • 02 Feb 22

Joni Mitchell quits Spotify in solidarity with Young

Joni Mitchell says she is standing in solidarity with science and Neil Young by removing her music from Spotify following controversy over the spread of coronavirus misinformation.

Spotify • 29 Jan 22

Phoeno: "We write songs out of our own necessity. There is an urgency in the expression." Photo credit: Philly McMahon

Behind the music - Phoeno

Dublin duo Phoeno, featuring Adam Matthews and Liam Corbett, have released their debut single, Alive. We asked them the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 04 Jun 21

Orla Gartland: "I scream my head off in the outro of the song and that scream is meant to feel like a huge release, like the moment you let it all out." Photo credit: Karina Barberis

Behind the music - Orla Gartland

Fast-rising Dublin singer-songwriter-producer Orla Gartland has released her new single, Zombie! We asked her the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 22 Apr 21

Joni Mitchell Archive Volume 1 - The Early Years

From a 1963 version of Molly Malone to early live recordings of future classics like Both Sides Now and Little Green, this five-disc boxset is a joyous journey through time to the earliest stirrings of one of the true greats of the popular song

Album Review • 11 Nov 20

Joni Mitchell said her 'Irish blood' is helping her recover from a number of health issues

Joni Mitchell: ' I'm a fighter. I've got Irish blood'

Joni Mitchell has revealed she is still struggling to walk five years after suffering a brain aneurysm, but that her "Irish blood" is helping her recover.

Music • 27 Oct 20

Tim Bowness - "I wanted to make a whole release investigating very specific moods and sounds"

Tim Bowness dims the lights for his Late Night Laments

A restless spirit and the other half of no-man with prog lynchpin Steven Wilson, Tim Bowness has just released his new solo album, Late Night Laments. He tells Harry Guerin about its dark matter.

Music • 26 Sep 20

Behind the music: Peter Broderick

A Maine man in Co Galway, Peter Broderick's new album, Blackberry, is out now. We ask him the BIG questions...

Music • 28 Aug 20

Behind the music: Kynsy

Kynsy aka 23-year-old Dublin multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer Ciara Lindsey has just released her debut single, Cold Blue Light. We asked her the BIG questions . . .

Music • 28 Aug 20

Behind the music: Sisterix

Sisterix have released the uncompromising video for their new single, The Family. We asked them the BIG questions...

Behind the Music • 16 Jul 20

Behind the music: Emma Langford

Limerick's Emma Langford is gearing up for the release of her album Sowing Acorns on September 18. We ask her the BIG questions.

Music • 23 Jun 20

Joni Mitchell: they paved paradise and put up a parking lot

Think global, act local: five songs for RTÉ On Climate

RTÉ has launched a week of programming across radio, television and online dedicated to climate change and the environment. It's an issue that has engaged artists for decades, not least singers and musicians. Here are our top five songs about the ecology

RTÉ on Climate • 13 Nov 19

What's on? TV picks for Friday, Saturday and Sunday

Here's what's worth watching on the telly this weekend between now and Sunday night . . . and there's loads on offer!

Television • 08 Nov 19

The Music Center Presents Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration will be screened in Dublin, Cork and Galway on March 21

Joni Mitchell concert to screen across Ireland

Glen Hansard, James Taylor, Norah Jones and Emmylou Harris are among the performers in a new film celebrating the life of Joni Mitchell, which will be screened for one night only in Irish cinemas later this month.

Music • 05 Mar 19