A Complete Unknown review: As Bob Dylan, Timothée Chalamet works his wee nasal cavity to death

James Mangold’s biopic is abundantly flawed, but will serve as a devotional tool for dedicated fans

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

Timothée Chalamet: A Complete Unknown soundtrack review – In what world does this Dylanless Bob Dylan album make sense?

Star of new biopic deserves gold medal for effort, but you can only wonder about the target audience

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

Peter Broderick: Blackberry review – Richly honest folk

The former Efterklang man’s captivating latest solo album is unabashedly emotional

Hozier’s back with more treasures from the wasteland

Gig of the Week: Six years after Take Me to Church, he is still well able to cry power

A rare and mighty force for good: memories of David Hammond

John Kelly on a film-maker whom Seamus Heaney called ‘a one-man peace process’

Will Donald Trump make art great again?

The Obama years gave artists little to rail against, and there’s plenty to suggest Trump is inimical to culture. Could his election spark a strong artistic response?

Bruce Springsteen and me: 'He joined in a session in the bar between eating his fish supper'

From chance encounters in speedos and chats about Stillorgan bowling to playing support to the E Street Band, some of the Boss’s biggest fans (and a few non-believers) tell us their stories

Saul Williams: A poet who generates his own electricity

After Williams recited his first poem on stage in 1995, his ascent was rapid

Various Artists: Dear Jean – Artists Celebrate Jean Ritchie

Kanye kick it? Protest music marches to a new beat

Every generation has a soundtrack of its struggle. Ian Maleney marches on, shouting slogans and carrying the banner of music into a new dawn. Are we ready to rock the system?

When it comes to the crunch with ombudsman rulings we fail to grasp the nettle

Opinion: our default response to scandals is to revert to handwringing