The Irishwoman who quit teaching to become one of Ireland’s first blues singers

The performer sang alongside some of the great American jazz musicians

Joe O’Connor: Bob Dylan the punk and me

Discovering Dylan about the same time I discovered punk felt right. He’s like punk’s secret grandfather

Randy Newman – Dark Matter album review: A late career high for the master songsmith

Donal Dineen’s Sunken Treasure: Sonny Boy Williamson – Down and Out Blues

He was seven feet of towering blues power who made no bones about his drinking habit