Ahead of the West Cork Chamber Music Festival, five string players discuss their work

We are lucky to have a number of Irish promoters whose taste and empathy for the audience’s experience set them apart

Writers can get very angry but they shouldn’t go to the gym: these and other literary nuggets were divulged in Bantry

The festival needs its own dedicated venue, and its director’s pursuit of one might be about to bear fruit

The early-music strand of this sprawling festival is substantial enough to bear comparison with specialised events elsewhere

How did Francis Humphrys go from farming to developing his labour of love, West Cork Chamber Music Festival?

The reach and reputation of the West Cork Chamber Music Festival resonates beyond the Bantry venues