Bonnie Raitt at Vicar Street: a healing night of welcome warmth and real soul

The Grammy-winner brought the house to its feet with I Can’t Make You Love Me

Joachim Cooder: ‘In music it’s always the sympathetic ear. You learn so much through that’

The musician had an incredible apprenticeship working with his father, Ry Cooder, and has carried its lessons through to his solo career

Ry Cooder and Taj Mahal pay tribute to a great blues duo

Old friends take their cue from Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee’s 1952 album Get On Board

Kevin McStay: Dublin may be a bridge too far but Mayo’s spirit will never be broken

Mayo will be defined by football as long as the game exists – there will always be another year

Steve Cooney: Ceol Ársa Cláirsí review – A glorious celebration of an ancient heritage

Cooney conjures up a finely honed collection of tunes for guitar from music originally written for the harp

This Album Changed My Life: John Hiatt – Bring The Family (1987)

In Tua Nua’s Paul Byrne on an album that influenced his band’s songwriting.

Ry Cooder: ‘The Prodigal Son’ review - Balm over brute force