Folk & Singer-Songwriter

VARO and Ian Lynch
Varo and Lankum’s Ian Lynch – ‘Sweet Liberty’

The trad duo are rolling out songs from their collaborative album featuring Lankum, John Francis…

The 5 best songs of the week

Featuring Frankie Cosmos, Turnstile, Ella Hunt, 2hollis, Indopan, Elaine Howley.

Poor Creature (Lankum/Landless) announce album on Rough Trade imprint River Lea

Poor Creature is Ruth Clinton, Cormac MacDiarmada and John Dermody, who are all members of other bands…

DAithi
The best new Irish songs this week

Featuring Daithí, The Number Ones, Same D4Ence, Emma Noodles, SX2, Better Living and Best New Irish music playlist updates.

Robert John Ardiff returns to his roots with ‘Small Talk’

The Irish singer-songwriter is back with a self-produced new song returning to his acoustic roots.…

The 20 best songs of March

Featuring: Avalon Emerson, I Dreamed I Dream, Chloe Qisha, Adebisi Shank, Brighde Chaimbeul, Paddy Hanna, Kae Tempest, DJ Seinfeld, Maria Somerville and more.

The best new Irish songs this week

Featuring Soda Blonde, Ispíní na hÉireann, Maria Somerville, Officer John, The Guilteens, Gilbert and Best New Irish music playlist updates.

The 5 best songs of the week

Featuring Brighde Chaimbeul, Kae Tempest, Greentea Peng, Lonnie Holley, Hannah Holland.

The 20 best songs of February

Featuring: Horsegirl, Oklou, Deep Thrills, Avalon Emerson, DJ Python, Joshua Burnside, Maria Kelly, The Vernon Spring, Puma Blue, Mamalarky and more.

Photo: Nathan Magee.
Joshua Burnside – a track-by-track on the folk artist’s new album Teeth On Time

The Belfast-based singer-songwriter Joshua Burnsidee employs a lush fingerpicked folk sound with nods to Irish…

The 20 best songs of January

Featuring: Talos, Olafur Arnalds, John Glacier, FKA Twigs, Sharon Van Etten, Japanese Breakfast, Sam Amidon, Squid, Joy Orbison, Youth Lagoon, JPEGMAFIA, Mike, Puma Blue, Pink Siifu and more.

The 5 best songs of the week

Featuring FKA Twigs, Sam Amidon, $ONA BLU€, Anna B Savage, Dobao.

Maria Kelly is stuck in the middle of the housing crisis on ‘His Parents’ House’

The Mayo singer-songwriter’s second album record Waiting Room is to be released on Friday 28th…

Dublin folk duo Varo announce collab album featuring Lankum, John Francis Flynn, Anna Mieke, Junior Brother, Lemoncello and more

The Dublin duo of Lucie Azconaga and Consuelo Nerea Breschi have a new album out…

Lisa O’Neill enlists Pete Doherty for new single to highlight the plight of Dublin’s homeless

“Is it cause my landlord can’t even look at me? / So high up on the…

The best Irish albums of 2024

My 50 favourite Irish albums and mixtapes of the year from Irish artists.

The 20 best songs of November

Featuring: Kendrick, Helena Hauff, Father John Misty, NNIC, Skinner, Transa, John Glacier, Brién, Mamalarky, Champion, Four Tet, Skrillex, Credence.

The 20 best songs of October

Featuring: Mk.Gee, Tyler, Morgana, Soda Blonde, The Horrors, Sharon Van Etten, Róis, LCD Soundystem and more ….

The 20 best songs of September

Featuring: Bon Iver, Róis, MJ Lenderman, Maria Somerville, Adore, Bricknasty, White Denim, Annie-Dog, Silverbacks, Henry Earnest, Floating Points, Nilufer Yanya, cumgirl8….

Junior brother
Junior Brother’s new song ‘Take Guilt’ and tour dates

The Kerryman is at it again pushing the corners of Irish folk music boundaries. ‘Take…

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