December round-up Although he’s been writing and performing for many years, Donald WG Lindsay might come across as a bold new Scottish talent on Two Boats Under the Moon, his excellent two-disc debut

Shereen Low gets the scoop from the Irish pop stars as they prepare for their farewell shows…

The memoirs of a high- and lowbrow émigré composer

DEREK SHULMAN

IF IT’S OUT THERE, IT’S IN HERE

There’s more than a whiff of swing in the air–and on the airwaves. Will Hosie explores the resurrection of one of music’s most gentlemanly genres