They say that life is brighter when you’ve made something beautiful that wasn’t there before. It’s hard to say that Van Morrison has subscribed to that viewpoint over the years. As the controversial ...

While his legacy may have taken a knock of late, singer-songwriter Van Morrison remains a much-loved, albeit cantankerous, national treasure. Yet, Morrison could have dropped a whole album anthology ...

He’s the grumpy genius who gave the world Brown Eyed Girl, Moondance and the otherworldly masterpiece Astral Weeks. And on August 31, Van Morrison hit the big 8-0 - still touring, still recording, and ...

Van Morrison celebrated his 80th birthday on Sunday 31 August, with a celebration concert at the Waterfront Hall in his hometown of Belfast, for an audience of his most adoring fans, and featuring two ...

Jools presents a look back at one of his favourite artists, Van Morrison. Including performances from 1999, 2005 and more recently 2017 for Later... 25 at the Royal Albert Hall. Show more Jools ...

He kicked off a tour in Dublin last December, but Sam Fender is back on the island of Ireland again this week. The singer-songwriter is, like his hero Bruce Springsteen, an artist who gives voice to ...

BBC Northern Ireland will celebrate Sir Van Morrison’s 80th birthday this month with a special Astral Weekend of programmes and music on BBC Radio Ulster. From Friday 29th August until his birthday on ...

BBC Northern Ireland is marking the occasion with a special weekend of content As Sir Van Morrison turns 80 years old at the end of this month, BBC Northern Ireland is marking the occasion with a ...

As Sir Van Morrison turns 80 years old at the end of this month, BBC Northern Ireland is marking the occasion with a special ‘Astral Weekend’ of programmes and content dedicated to ‘Van The Man’. From ...

Tributes have been paid after the death of an east Belfast man whose pioneering suicide prevention work won support from childhood friend Van Morrison. Bobby Cosgrove, who ran walking tours of Van the ...

An inquest has heard how a man who worked in property development passed away while living in a van parked at a Morrisons petrol station in Tiverton. During the brief hearing, which took place at the ...