Bronx-born trad musician Joanie Madden has never been more excited to play at TradFest. Ahead of her headline concert with Cherish the Ladies, she tells Gail Bell how the festival is changing the Irish music scene in Belfast

As Mark Cousins unveils his epic The Story of Documentary Film, he tells Gail Bell why it was timely to take a deep dive into honest storytelling, why he likes to swim naked at night and how a cramped flight helped shape his first opera

Writer, storyteller and musician Colin Urwin is narrating his first full show, Celtic Heart, at the Waterfront Hall. He tells Gail Bell how a few pages morphed into a full-scale production

The Belfast choreographer’s new dance show, BPM, is ready to attract a new generation of ravers to the music in which their parents sought solace during the Troubles. She chats to Gail Bell

It has been a year of milestones for Hannah Carnegie who is producing and starring in a revival of Bold Girls at the Lyric. She talks legacy, grief and the problem with Kate Winslet’s dress with Gail Bell

Ahead of an exciting new staging of La Boheme in Belfast, soprano Mary McCabe tells Gail Bell why this is a role worth 'dying' for

To say the itinerary looked good was an understatement. An overnight stay at the Galgorm is always a treat, but this was an Elemis Overnight Escape for goodness sake. Expectations were running high, writes Gail Bell

Bangor-born singer-songwriter Foy Vance chats to Gail Bell about taking early musical influences from his father, connecting with his own children and painting in the Scottish Highlands

Ahead of Caoimhe Farren’s debut play, Hello Charlie, launching in Derry, the actress tells Gail Bell of her years lost to addiction and how ‘Charlie’ finally left the building

Well-known Irish singers share their favourite Christmas songs and carols

Belfast entertainer John Linehan tells Gail Bell that playing Panto Dame May McFettridge has always been a blast - even with heavy frocks and bloody eyebrows

Terry Bradley’s new exhibition Cost is the result of a very personal journey. The artist talks to Gail Bell about his dark days, the real cost of creativity and why he could never paint happy sheep in a landscape

One of Northern Ireland’s best-loved comedians, Emer Maguire, is back with new tour, Notions, in which she takes a good-humoured look at everything from autism to paddle boarding and dog yoga. She tells Gail Bell why laughing will always be her own best medicine

As Cahoots opens a new chapter in children’s theatre, artistic director Paul Bosco McEneaney tells Gail Bell how the ‘golden age’ of Vaudeville and vanishing elephants is helping shape modern shows today

Not long back from Milan Fashion Week, former Mr Northern Ireland, James Moody, is flying high, living the model life, but he tells Gail Bell why he will always keep his feet on the ground in his mum’s kitchen