William Blair, head of human history at National Museums Northern Ireland, puts the Decade of Centenaries series of commemorative events in context with the help of the Ulster Museum's new 'Modern History' exhibition tracing the story of Ulster from the 1500s to the modern day. Listen to other arts and heritage podcasts at www.culturenorthernireland.org. 

Decade of Centenaries and the Ulster Museum

Novelist Jan Carson and singer-songwriter Hannah McPhillimy are the latest in home-grown talent to represent the arts and culture of Northern Ireland in Europe as part of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland’s Brussels Platform in February 2015.

The Belfast-based artists have combined talents to produce a captivating performance of live music and reading.  Inspired by Carson’s debut novel, 'Malcolm Orange Disappears', published by Liberties Press in 2014, McPhillimy has penned a series of songs which she will perform in Brussels following a reading by Carson from her widely acclaimed work. 

Here are two songs resulting from the collaboration, entitled 'Hold Still' and 'Sinking'.

Hannah McPhillimy - Sinking

Hannah McPhillimy - Hold Still

Duke Special's forthcoming album, 'Look Out Machines!', features a more electronic sound than anything he has produced before. Listen to the album's second single, 'Nail On The Head', due for release with the album on Apil 6, 2015, exclusively on Culture Northern Ireland.

Duke Special, 'Nail On The Head'

Listen to exclusive excerpts from Graeme Stewart's score for the film 'A Nightingale Falling', 'A Normal Day' and 'Love's Labours'. Stewart is a Belfast-based film and television composer who has also worked on children's animation series 'Puffin Rock' and more. Learn more about him, and other Northern Irish creatives, at www.culturenorthernireland.org.

10. Love's Labours

5. A Normal Day

Northern Irish baritone Ben McAteer sings Mozart's 'Donne mie la fate a tanti from Cosi fan tutte'.

Ben McAteer sing Mozart

Live rehearsal recording by Claire McCartney, Samantha McMillan, Beccy Henderson from Wireless Mystery Theatre music director Nicholas Boyle's upcoming musical The Jazzabelles.

Keep It Free (The Jazzabelles)

A Reading from 'Trouble Over The Bridge' by Adrian Dunbar

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