Peggy Seeger

Peggy Seeger: ‘I met Bob Dylan before he was Bob Dylan. He came for my autograph’

The artist born Robert Zimmerman may not have acknowledged his debt to her, but Seeger is widely regarded as a foundational voice of modern folk

On the road again aged 87, Peggy Seeger has no desire to slow down

Folk legend on ageing, her brother Pete, and how she grew out of ‘sledgehammer songs’

It’s oh so quiet: Exploring the role of silence in music

Experimental composer and guitarist Michael Pisaro-Liu’s 2013 work, asleep, wind, voice, poe gets its Irish premiere this month

Donegal Catch – Frank McNally recalls the heroic rescue of the SS Stolwijk

An Irishman’s Diary

Bombay Bicycle Club at Vicar Street: A very welcome return

The acclaimed indie-pop band from London are back in the saddle after a four-year break

First Time Ever by Peggy Seeger – an elegy for folk music

There are no sonorous signals of big moments, rather a series of chronological arabesques, which is why this amazing life reads more like a novel

Peggy Seeger needs your help to track down an obscure recording

The only time she heard Ewan MacColl sing The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face was on the phone but a recording apparently exists. Can you help find it?

Various Artists: Dear Jean – Artists Celebrate Jean Ritchie

Christy Moore: ‘Some of the things I did back then would make me wince now’

After almost 45 years of recording, Christy Moore has gathered his 45 best songs on a triple CD, ‘Where I Come From’

Coens deliver humorous and deeply felt movie with ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’

Review: The Coen brothers’ latest film is perfectly pitched between nostalgic longing for a much-lauded era and gentle, sly cynicism