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Review: first night Belfast TradFest with Moya Brennan Belfast Empire . "The vocal presence is quietly, magnificently here". The chance to witness a trail that’s been meaningful for 50 years. A privilege. Read the story here: digwithit.com/?p=3370 Story & photos:Stuart Bailie

Last night's fun: Belfast TradFest, Tuesday An Chultúrlann with Neil Martin, Tara Howley, Dàibhidh Stìubhard, Pádraig Rynne, Mirella Murray, Aimée Farrell Courtney & John McIntyre. Photos Stuart Bailie

Review: the first Irish show for BIIRD. Live in Belfast during Belfast TradFest. Story and photos Stuart Bailie. Read here: digwithit.com/?p=3380

Anti-refugee rally and counter-protest. Belfast 03.08.24. Photos Stuart Bailie

Friday, Unity over Division. City Hall, 4.30pm. Saturday, Belfast Welcomes Diversity. Writer's Square. Noon. Please support.

Afterwar and Kneecap. Pristina and Belfast. Two stories of music from the margins, films about invisible peace dividends and transgenerational trauma. As directed by Birgitte Stærmose and Rich Peppiatt. A review. Read here: digwithit.com/?p=3391

I've just written a story about Irish music activism for The Markaz Review is @markaz-review.bsky.social. It mentions Kneecap, Huartan, Lankum and the music on the marches. themarkaz.org/shamrocks-wate…

LINE UP REVEAL With performances from Cara Dillon Dana Masters, Huartan JC STEWART Reevah & last year's BBC ATL Artist of The Year TRAMP. PLUS Oh Yeah Music Centre Legend Award recipient Eric Bell, his trio band and special guests 👀 🎟️ waterfront.co.uk/what-s-on/nort…

The upcoming album by LMINL is great. Get a ticket for for The Dance Hall – "ascending, aching Proust-pop". Album listening event is during Sound Of Belfast, Nov 7 Oh Yeah Music Centre. Click below for a Dig With It review by Stuart Bailie: digwithit.com/?p=3410

Amita Ravikiran, musician & academic, Belfast, 19.09.24. She is staging An Audience With Amita Ravikiran and Guests, @ohyeahcentre Nov 10 – part of @soundofbelfast. Amita is trained in Indian classical vocal music. She often collaborates with @beyondskinmedia. 📷 Stuart Bailie

An amazing night with Huartan at the Empire in Belfast. Every gig pushes the expectations. Politics and heart, style and mesmeric calls from the tradition. All this plus a tincture of hawthorn. Magic. Photos Stuart Bailie

This is a great record.

A new EP from @susiesusieblue and a launch height at the Ulster Sports Club this Thursday. Part of the imminent Sound Of Belfast programme. See below for a Dig With It review of the new songs, by Stuart Bailie. digwithit.com/?p=3425

A short Eric Bell appreciation, from the upcoming NI Music Prize booklet, written for his Legend Award presentation tomorrow night, A secret guest will join Eric and some #ThinLizzy tunes will resound. Perfect. Read here: digwithit.com/?p=3431

I spent some time in Kosovo this summer on a journalist exchange. This is a story about music, post-conflict and restorative energy in Pristina, Mitrovica and Belfast. Thanks to co-author Gent Mehmeti and to Shared Future News for involving us. Story here: sharedfuture.news/musics-restora…