Stendhal Festival

THIS weekend, Cara Dillon will make her debut at the Stendhal Festival in Limavady, but while it's the acclaimed singer-songwriter's first time performing at the annual music event, the Co Derry-born musician is no stranger to the local area.

TIMES were very different in 2011.

REGGAE legends The Wailers are among artists joining this year's line-up for the Stendhal Festival in Co Derry.

LAST weekend, I spent two very happy days walking around Ballymully Cottage Farm, just off the Drumsurn Road in Limavady, at the Stendhal Festival.

IN THE grand scheme of things, very few musical artists achieve legendary status – fewer again can point to songs in their catalogue that are truly iconic.

THE Stendhal Festival returns next weekend for its 12th outing at Ballymully Cottage Farm in Limavady.

:: Aoife Wolf – The Woman Who Shot Andy Warhol (single, Analogue Catalogue) WE KICK off this week's feast of local music with a tune from a newcomer to Noise Annoys: having just missed Aoife Wolf's set supporting The Lovely Eggs a couple of weeks ago, I was pleased when friend to the stars Brian Coney sent me over a link to preview the Co Offaly-bred singer/songwriter's latest single.

:: Buí – Talking To The Walls (EP, Analogue Catalogue) BELFAST'S Buí are back with a brand new EP that's out today, plus a rake of gigs to celebrate that fact and probably just the return of live music events in general.

:: Warriors of The Dystotheque – Broken Minds (single, Fly Beat) FIRST up this week is a long-overdue review of the latest tune from Warriors of The Dystotheque, everyone's favourite Derry/Coventry/Toulouse/NYC dance combo.