Jack W. Hill, who wrote for 28 years for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, is now a freelance contributor to the paper. He and ...

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Over the years, "The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face" has been recorded by countless artists, and Roberta Flack's 1972 rendition even went on to become an international hit. The song earned Grammy ...

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There’s a special Parlor in the Round show on Thursday, which is a songwriter showcase with a collaborative, surprising twist ...

Trinity Irish Dance Company returns to The Auditorium for a one-night-only performance in Chicago. The mixed-repertory ...

Ahead of her UK and Ireland tour—including a much-anticipated Belfast date—Americana trailblazer Lucinda Williams talks about her powerful new album World’s Gone Wrong, performing on her birthday, and ...

Spanning centuries, cultures and an ocean, Finn Anderson and Tania Azevedo’s new musical, Ballad Lines (say it fast and it ...

The story of Leonard Cohen’s less-than-confident debut musical performance back in 1967 has become a well-known piece of ...

Every year on January 6, households across Ireland mark Nollaig na mBan, or Women’s Christmas, a long-standing tradition that signals both the Feast of the Epiphany and the official end of the festive ...