Folk songs by way of North Carolina and Limerick, a new album from the Liberties singer/songwriter and an electronic/pop trio’s third record are all reviewed this week

The Australian indie folk-rocker pick the tunes that have inspired him

The internationally renowned opera singer’s spirit will live on through the countless young singers she helped to develop down the years

After years of feeling belittled in a predominantly male business, Hannah Reid decided enough was enough and, with her band London Grammar, has produced a record that confronts sexism in the music industry

Realising that the music she was making no longer challenged or excited her, singer/songwriter Imelda May changed her life and let her creativity be exposed in new ways

A full-blown concert of the legendary opera La Bohème for an online audience was more intimate and moving than many a live performance

The Cork-based singer-songwriter picks the tunes that mean the most to him

Battered and bereft from their loss of live performances due to lockdown, Dublin pop-dance outfit are climbing from the canvas with a sparkling new EP, Forever Girl

A teen idol, an art-pop auteur and a Swedish experimentalist are all reviewed this week

Atmospheric piano pieces from a soundtrack composer, a tribute to a deceased parent and a spoken word collection are reviewed this week

The composer’s religious work Seven Last Words will be performed at St Peter’s Church of Ireland on Good Friday

The former Fight Like Apes and Le Galaxie singer says that presenting RTÉ’s Other Voices served as a powerful catharsis for her in the time of lockdown

Bríd McGowan, who performs under the name Brídín, chooses the tracks that have inspired her over the years

After a long period of inactivity, the ebullient soprano is back with a starring role in La Bohème at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre

The alternative pop artist reveals the songs that have inspired her over the years

A second album from the Kildare singer-songwriter, a new recording from the Australian folk band with guest vocalists and album number 46 from the country-singing legend make up this week’s reviews

A founding member of Irish band BellX1, his career took a different direction when he moved to Berlin and began composing film music. Back living in Ireland again, he is about to release his first album

Giusto Ferdinando Tenducci was a famous Italian singer of the early baroque period who eloped with the teenage daughter of a leading Dublin lawyer, causing consternation in high society

Jack Frimston, aka Feeka, lists the tracks that have inspired him over the years

The veteran US rockers, a Swedish pop sensation and an Irish singer/songwriter taking a novel approach are all reviewed this week