Nialler9 — The National Concert Hall will host a Shane MacGowan 60th Birthday Celebration on January 15th next year and a lot of famous people will be in attendance to participate including Shane MacGowan himself and: Nick Cave, Bobby Gillespie of Primal ... more info

Nialler9 — Brían and Diarmuid Mac Gloinn aka Ye Vagabonds are Carlow brothers who have found a place for themselves in the music scene in Ireland through the help of more-established musicians like Glen Hansard, Villagers, Roy Harper, Lisa Hannigan and... more info

Nialler9 — Electric Picnic may be long sold out but we are still not near finding out the smaller stages in Stradbally. Here are the latest bits: Jerry Fish’s Electric Sideshow Circus, cabaret, burlesque and sideshow performers from the U.K. and Ireland... more info

Nialler9 — Other Voices have revealed the first names for their Electric Picnic stage lineup for September will feature: Saint Sister Odetta Hartman Loah Charlie Cunningham Katie Laffan SOULÉ Jafaris More to be announced. In previous years, OV host... more info

Nialler9 — Dermot Kennedy is a young folk singer-songwriter who has been making some industry noise in the last year. Live, he has supported the likes of Glen Hansard and James Vincent McMorrow and Spotify streams of last year’s ‘After Rain’, a wood... more info

Consequence of Sound — He'll be joined by Glen Hansard. more info

MSN Music — Late Late Show music guest Glen Hansard performs "Paying My Way." more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Todd Rundgren, Richard Thompson, Glen Hansard, Taj Mahal & Deva Majal, Bettye LaVette, Antibalas & more playing the tribute show at Carnegie Halll, and there's a live rehearsal show at City Winery the night before. Continue reading… more info

Nialler9 — Apollo House in Dublin is a vacant building that has been occupied by the Home Sweet Home activists and campaigners since December 15th in the city. The volunteers which included many prominent musicians such as Glen Hansard, Damien Dempsey, Ko... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Michael Dorf's annual tribute show will celebrate Aretha Franklin in 2017. Continue reading… more info