Guardian Music — A small town in Ireland is the unlikely home of a unique music festival that has quietly established an international reputation over the last decadeThe town of Dingle in County Kerry is a photogenic little place. From nearby you can see the Blasket ... more info

Guardian Music — Ireland's select Other Voices festival has built a dedicated following over the past decade, not least among the big-name musical acts who queue up to play at its intimate venue in Dingle. Here, performers including James Blunt, Rufus Wainwright and ... more info

Guardian Music — Now 10 years old, the Other Voices festival attracts big stars. But what makes them want to play in a church in tiny Dingle?If you haven't heard of the Irish music festival Other Voices – which celebrates its 10th birthday this week – then you're... more info

Guardian Music — (Emarcy)This 80th birthday album, arranged and conducted for big band by the great French songwriter, movie-composer and jazz pianist Michel Legrand, is a set of Christmas evergreens for singers including Jamie Cullum, Rufus Wainwright, Madeleine Pe... more info

Stereogum — The legendary French singer/libertine Serge Gainsbourg is a man worth honoring, and a new tribute album called From Lulu To Gainsbourg does just that. Gainsbourg’s son Lulu put together the tribute and sings about half the songs, but he also brough... more info

Here Comes The Flood — photo: Amy Walker Good Frames is the project of Berlin based musician Frank Cifarelli. He put in a lot of time and effort playing, programming and producing his debut EP Still. Eighties New Wave is a huge, with a hint of Euro disco thrown in, especi... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Singer/songwriter Rufus Wainwright has revived his family Christmas concerts, A Not So Silent Night, after a two-year hiatus. more info

ContactMusic — Singersongwriter Rufus Wainwright has revived his family Christmas concerts A Not So Silent Night after a two-year hiatus The festive show was shelved when his mother folk icon Kate MCGarrigle fell ill and died last year 10 but the concerts which... more info

ContactMusic — Singersongwriter Rufus Wainwright will be channelling the late Amy Winehouse on his new album after signing up her producer and backing band to join him in the studio The Hallelujah singer has recruited Winehouses Back To Black superproducer Mark Ron... more info

ContactMusic — Singer songwriter and film scorer Sean Lennon; his girlfriend Charlotte Kemp Muhl; Charlotte's childhood friend Eden Rice; Rufus Wainwright and Dustin Hamman serenade the crowd at the Occupy Wall Street protest in Lower Manhattan with a cover of Mado... more info