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Honza Bartošek and Loes van Schaijk in Casino van Gompel, Mol, België | Photo: Virginia Tello
Loes & The Celtic Link from Prague to Westport (and Back) #6: Midsummer Dreams
Pulp | Photo: Tom Jackson
Pulp Made a Melodically Rich Comeback
Some musicians can't accept that three basic harmonic functions (or in the case of minimalism just one) can be enough to write a good song | Photo: Pixabay
TOP 5 Musician Stereotypes
Performing at a bluegrass festival in Ireland I Photo: Caolán O'Neill-Forde
The Guitarist's Survival Guide: The Road From Ireland
Honza practicing his "slavic squat" in The Burren | Photo: Honza Bartošek
Loes & The Celtic Link from Prague to Westport (and Back) #5: Sláinte and Slán to Ireland
This is a truly first-class instrument that will bring a smile to the face of any fan—not just of Rammstein, but of hard music in general. | Photo: Petr Henych
The ESP LTD Richard ZK RZK-III Is a Surprisingly Versatile Instrument
No more carrying around songbooks and performing from behind a wall of sheet music. You’d just look at the whole notation once and instantly memorize it as a kind of “visual map.” | Photo: Unsplash
5 Brain Superpowers That Will (or Won’t) Make Your Life as a Musician Easier
"Celtic mist" at Doo Lough, Conamara, Ireland | Photo: Honza Bartošek
Loes & The Celtic Link from Prague to Westport (and Back) #4: Milestones and Misfits
Gallien-Krueger Bass Amplifiers from the New RB Legacy Series
Lou Reed | Photo: Flickr
Covered #10: Lou Reed – Walk On The Wild Side
The law of the street is merciless | Photo: Pxhere.com
10 Perks of Busking: Why It Pays To Take On the Challenge
Loes and Honza at The Big Freezone festival in Dorset | Photo: Rob Clamp
Loes & The Celtic Link from Prague to Westport (and Back) #3: Wickets, Wonderwall & Where's My Sausage?!
NEW GEAR 6/25: PRS MT15 V2, Engl Fireball Pedal, G&L Basses and Arturia Controller
If you’re tempted to record acoustic covers, it’s worth investing time in fine-tuning a visually appealing environment, proper mic and lighting setup. I Photo: Isaac Macdonald on Unsplash
5 Ways to Make a Great Cover
Dublin City street. I Photo: Creative Commons
The Guitarist's Survival Guide: The Road to Ireland
Art at Zuiderzeemuseum Enkhuizen: wooden-shoe-boats. I Photo: Honza Bartošek
Loes & The Celtic Link from Prague to Westport (and Back) #2: A Tourist in My Own Country
We’ve been DIY from the start. And that is a long time because I founded Labasheeda already in 2004. | Photo: André Homan (2025)
Being in a DIY Band Means a Lot of Freedom, but Also a Lot of Work
Brodka demolishes many myths not only in her native Poland | Photo: Marek Reinoha
4 Busted Myths About Music
Machine Head 2025: hardcore, metal confidence, no posing. | Photo: press
Machine Head's UNATØNED: Anger, Craftsmanship and a Few More Old Scars
Loes and Honza in the Parel van Zuilen.  | Photo: Esther Bosch
Loes & The Celtic Link from Prague to Westport (and Back) #1: From Vltava to Vlaardingen
In less than forty minutes of listening to this ten-part puzzle, we experience so much that it is essential to re-listen to fully absorb all the musical or lyrical details.   | Photo: Ebru Yildiz
On Her New Record, Suzanne Vega Playfully Flips Through Her Costume Catalogue
If you buy a costly guitar for someone who doesn’t have a musical ear and no real passion for music, the instrument will most likely end up abandoned in a corner. | Photo: Unsplash
4 Cases When a Musical Instrument is a Bad Gift
The New Collection Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Custom 2025 Honours the 1950s and 1960s
Most of its covers are more interesting in terms of who adopted the song rather than what they did with it. | Photo: Adrian Boot
Covered #9: Bob Marley – Redemption Song