A quiet celebration. A legendary return. Paul Simon brings his critically acclaimed and GRAMMY-nominated Seven Psalms to life in this first-ever live performance of the complete piece for his Quiet Celebration, an intimate evening spanning his vast career and celebrating new arrangements of timeless classics, deep cuts, and new musical discoveries. Inspired to perform again, Simon began work rehearsing and figuring out how he could bring ‘Seven Psalms’ to the stage. His transformation of the movements for live performance gave way to all-new renditions of some of his most cherished songs and a deep desire to bring these contemplative and intricate pieces to audiences. A Quiet Celebration toured the US in small venues…
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Native Companion is the fourth collection of contemporary Celticana from the peregrine musician that is Ryan O’Reilly. Alongside his English roots, the Oxford-born and Winchester-bred troubadour has strong Irish and Canadian connections, and currently teaches poetry and songwriting at the Berlin campus of BIMM University. No surprise then, that his lyrics are carefully crafted and tell stories that paint scenes and memories drawn from his travels, taking in Brighton and Boston via Wicklow.
Aside from the obvious – the great albums, the thriving live scene – one of the best things about the folk music coming out of Dublin right now is its variety. Its artists display an admirable willingness to change and to embrace new forms: experimentation is the order of the day for groups like Landless, OXN and Lankum, all of whom have, to some extent, embraced drones or discordance. But for all the longform heaviness, all the avant-garde leanings, these groups have always acknowledged the importance of traditional Irish song, and there is still room under the umbrella for artists whose output is recognisably of that tradition. Foremost amongst those performers is 
Fingerstyle guitar master and folk musician Martin Simpson has never released an album that’s less than top-drawer and meticulously put together, which is why he’s one of the most respected figures on the traditional scene, but his latest album, Some Kind of Jubilee, feels extra special. A double album spanning one hundred minutes, this 16-song feast marks a milestone in Martin’s career: a full half-century since his debut, Golden Vanity, dropped on the Trailer label in 1976. To celebrate, Martin has gathered a select elite of musicians, including bass mainstay Ben Nicholls, lapsteel whiz Greg Leisz, guitarists Louis Campbell and Zak Hobbs and cellist Liz Hanks.
Not only outside the music industry but within its margins (much less frequently at its very core), there are those for whom music is one of several activities to pursue. It’s a question not only related to the increasing difficulty of living off music without a head start, but also to personal circumstances and lifestyle choices.
The Suitcase Junket is a one-man band powered by guitarist and singer-songwriter Matt Lorenz, whose first album, Sever and Lift (2010), told the world that, among other things, dudes who make music simultaneously with a guitar and other contraptions are still around. Taking his moniker from the suitcase that serves as a kick drum and bench, Lorenz spent the 2010s steadily releasing blues and roots albums that reflected his solitary approach. His 2020 album, 
Collected Classics: Rare & Live is a 13-track compilation album by legendary singer-songwriter and guitarist Richard Thompson. Released as an exclusive free CD accompanying the November 2026 issue of Uncut Magazine, the compilation spans rare studio tracks and standout live recordings curated with commentary from Thompson himself.
Released in March 1983, 
Two minutes into “The Juice,” a standout from 
Memphis native, Kelly Hunt, sings with what Rolling Stone Country describes as “the lilting cadence of a folksinger born somewhere far away, sometime long ago.” Indeed there is a patina to her sound, especially when she opts for her Depression-era tenor banjo—a calf-skinned instrument whose origins supposedly date back to a man named Ira Tamm and his dog-and-pony show in the 20s and 30s. That mysterious banjo, with its warm, soulful sound, plays the starring role in her 2019 debut album, Even the Sparrow, which was a finalist for the International Folk Music Awards “Album of the Year.”
Before his death in 2012, American singer/songwriter Terry Callier experienced a career resurgence in the U.K. where he was championed by artists ranging from Paul Weller and Beth Orton to Massive Attack and Michael Kiwanuka. BBE’s 
Over a decade into his career, 
Hope Is the Thing With Feathers is a sort of homecoming for 
Within 
Since 2012, Sam Sodomsky has quietly released lyrically elegant, musically sophisticated albums under the moniker 
For over 20 years now, 
Ten years ago, on Do Easy – an album made with her twin sister as Tasseomancy – 
Dublin’s traditional music scene is very much alive and kicking. Amongst its contemporary flag-bearers are Patrick ‘Paahto’ Cummins and John Francis Flynn, aka Paahto & The Bull, two musicians who have become significant players on the scene. While they notably helped form the traditional Irish band Skipper’s Alley in 2013, the pair began playing together back in 2011 and during COVID began looking at music as a duo.