The Road Well Travelled

The Road Well Travelled

Niamh Dunne is the fiddler in Beoga, Ed Sheeran's favourite Irish band. She delves into her musical heritage alongside her father piper Mickey Dunne.

The Summer of Astral Weeks

Van Morrison is one of the great musicians of his generation. His 1968 album Astral Weeks is said to be one of the finest albums of all time. We visit Boston, LA and New York to hear the story of that summer and reunite, for the first time in 50 years, the musicians who played on Astral Weeks – bar one. Narrated by Richard Dormer

Sounding the New Tradition

Featuring Martin Hayes and the music Loah and Nava, we take a look at how the merging of cultures reflects in the music of Ireland at the moment.