Behind the mask: Susan O’Neill interviewed

The Irish singer/songwriter, currently touring the US to promote her acclaimed new album with Mick Flannery, sees performing live as 'a wonderful way of trying on different pieces of your soul’

Susan O’Neill: ‘There are a lot of things we think we’re not supposed to say now.’ Picture: Mrs Redhead Photography

It’s official: live music is back. Sure, there are notable changes: the masked, distanced audiences seem a little unsure about the new rules and it’s the hand sanitising stations rather than a bustling bar that create the scent of alcohol. All uncertainty, however, seems to melt away when the hush descends – the first few notes ring out and we remember just what we’ve been missing over the past 18 months.

Live music’s return was ...