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Rhoda Barfoot is a classicly trained folk violinist from Ulster. She studied music at The Queen’s University of Belfast – winning The Hamilton Harty Scholarship – and trained in classical violin with teachers in Ireland, Switzerland, and Holland. Since 2007, Barfoot has been working with contemporary Christian musicians Keith and Kristyn Getty [now based in [...]

Nua, Irish for “new”, is the name of a recently formed contemporary folk band from Co. Armagh. The band’s three members – Stevie Darby, Ona Darby, and Mark Haddock – have come together to write and produce their first (self-titled) debut album.

Nouveau folk-rock band The Lowly Knights have revealed plans to play two festivals this summer – Forfey Festival August 7, and Castle Palooza – after a few months lull of in live work. Following a very busy first half of 2009, the band has instead been spending time focused on writing and recording new material. [...]

The first Guinness North Coast Folk Festival takes place Hallowe’en weekend Thursday-Sunday, October 30 – November 2 in Portrush and Portstewart. For the majority of acts and family-orientated workshops – and there’s plenty – admission is free. The Nuala Kennedy Quartet headlines at the Flowerfield Arts Centre, Portstewart. Local performers include The Delawares, Cat Malojian, [...]

The hard swinging David Lyttle Trio play the 4 Corners Music Festival on Thursday, October 9. Drummer David Lyttle studied contemporary jazz and composition at the University of Ulster and New York’s Skidmore Jazz Institute and has performed with artists Jean Touissant, Jacqui Dankworth and Soweto Kinch. His debut album “True Story” was released in [...]

For many years, the Sunflower Folk Club was the only place in Belfast to hear quality folk music in a sympathetic environment. Through the late 70’s and early 80’s most of the top folk performers from Ireland and the UK played Sunflower. Many young musicians, some now household names, played their first nervous notes in [...]

Having just completed their first tour of England in 10 years, the phenomena that is Clannad – the “new age folk” group from Donegal – has embarked on 3-date tour of mainland Europe.

Rena Maguire writes for UlsterMusic.com: For a band who say they formed on the 16th of March to play the next day in a St. Patrick’s Day drinking session, the self-confessed “six w*****s from Tyrone” who make up the Logues (pictured) are starting to sound very, very commercial and professional indeed. Folk [...]

Rena Maguire writes: Thursday, March 20 saw a level of preening mayhem seldom seen in Belfast’s Rotterdam Bar outside of a Sunday night. The reason? Local community television company Northern Visions [link] had a young new producer cutting her teeth on a documentary on the oul’ place and its denizens. Jordana Maguire isn’t [...]

Belfast musician Ludwig has received much media attention recently. He may as well prepare for more: his EP which was released late last year, entitled Let Go, is now available in Terri Hooley’s eclectic record shop Phoenix Records, shabby Haymarket Arcade’s [photo by Donna - ed] alternative to the Zavvi store in [...]

Belfast-born singer-songwriter Andy White [son of Belfast Telegraph newspaper columnist Barry White - ed] crashed the Ulster music scene 21 years ago with his debut album “Rave on Andy White” – allegedly recorded in a field in bucolic Randalstown, Co. Antrim. Today, White is best known for his songs James Joyce’s Grave, Street Scenes From [...]

Mary Black is the title of the March 14 released CD album compilation of digitally remastered tracks picked from the successful 25-year recording career of one Mary Black. [to hype the launch, the label is running a prize quiz - ed]. Black’s first eponymous 1983 solo album reached no.4 in the Ireland album charts and [...]

Rena Maguire writes: The acoustic guitar phenomenon and widely aclaimed musicians’ musician Robin James Hurt plays the The Rotterdam Bar again on March 27. This will be the first chance to get a sneak preview of the new tracks on his next (as yet unnamed) album due late March 2008. Born [...]

Nick Fitzsimmons writes: Belfast trio Three Tales launch their debut eponymous CD on March 10. I’ve been lucky enough to get my mitts on a pre-release copy of the album, and it’s safe to say it’s the best album from an Irish band in 2008 [steady - ed]. Three Tales are Ben McAuley, Desmond Mooney [...]