“IT’S BEEN AN ABSOLUTE WHIRLWIND”: BACKSTAGE AT TRNSMT WITH BIIRD
INTERVIEW | BIRD by Ella Dowell I sat down with eight of Ireland’s “Spice Girls of trad” on day 3...
INTERVIEWS
KELBURN GARDEN PARTY 2026: THE MOST MAGICAL ESCAPE OF THE YEAR
★★★★★ FESTIVAL REVIEW | KELBURN GARDEN PARTY 2026 | 2nd - 5th July 2026 by Bryden Churchmichael FEATURING INTERVIEWS W/...
“IT’S A REAL AMALGAMATION OF THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS OF WRITING” | BACKSTAGE AT TRNSMT WITH RADIO FREE ALICE
INTERVIEW | RADIO FREE ALICE by Anne Kelly Arguably making the biggest commute of this year's TRNSMT Festival is Melbourne's...
MEET BLACK LOUNGE: ONE OF ESSEX’S FRESHEST VOICES IN INDIE
INTERVIEW | BLACK LOUNGE by Emma Carrington Black Lounge are a new emerging band from Essex, seething with talent and...
“WE RECONNECTED WITH OUR LANGUAGE AND IT JUST CLICKED” | BACKSTAGE AT TRNSMT WITH CHASING ABBEY
INTERVIEW | CHASING ABBEY by Anne Kelly Irish trio Chasing Abbey are redefining the boundaries of traditional music. By fusing...
“IT’S BEAUTIFUL, INCREDIBLE” – WALT DISCO ON THEIR EXCITING NEW CHAPTER
INTERVIEW | WALT DISCO by Morgan Hermiston Ahead of their final show on the Too Tight Tour, I spoke to...
“MORE SHOWS AND NEW MUSIC” | BACKSTAGE AT TRNSMT WITH SHAY O’DOWD
INTERVIEW | SHAY O'DOWD by Ella Dowell I first spoke to Shay O’Dowd before he was presented with the 2025...
“IT’S GONNA BE PRETTY MAD” | BACKSTAGE AT TRNSMT WITH KERR MERCER
INTERVIEW | KERR MERCER by Ella Dowell Rising pop artist Kerr Mercer made his main stage debut as the opening...
“IT FEELS LIKE HOME AWAY FROM HOME” | BACKSTAGE AT TRNSMT WITH MADRA SALACH
INTERVIEW | MADRA SALACH by Ella Dowell and Anne Kelly Madra Salach are hard to ignore. Starting out as a...
“YOU’VE GOT TO LIVE TO MAKE SONGS” | BACKSTAGE AT TRNSMT WITH JAMES EMMANUEL
INTERVIEW | JAMES EMMANUEL by Anne Kelly & Ella Dowell Back in November, Ella and I had the opportunity to...
