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Rhiannon Giddens
Dervish: The Great Irish Songbook review – Accessible but watered down
This the well-worn song selection is let down by some very pedestrian performances
‘Othering people is something humans have done for ever’
Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi are fascinated with the influence of Islamic music on the West
Are U2 back already? This week’s must-see rock and pop gigs
Catch Metropolis, Cork Jazz Festival, Sligo Live, Westival, Robert Plant & Van Morrison, Johnny Marr, Chemical Brothers and Phosphorescent over the mid-term break
No plans for the bank holiday and Halloween? You need to read this
From Macnas parades and the Bram Stoker Festival to Guinness Cork Jazz Festival
Best rock and pop this week: Rhiannon Giddens, Bryson Tiller and James Blunt
There’s some serious riffage courtesy of Bitch Falcon and Royal Bloood while Queen + Adam Lambert and S Club Live look back
Getting lost on Bob Dylan’s river: ‘We felt if we dug it then he would, too’
When T Bone Burnett was asked to set a stash of lost Dylan lyrics to music, he put Elvis Costello, Marcus Mumford and Rhiannon Giddens, among others, in a room together. They jammed ‘the heart and soul out of each other’ to come up with ‘Lost on the River’
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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