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 ...

There’s a story about the young Van Morrison that feels pertinent to this list: while living in Belfast, a love-struck Van went through a period of crouching inside dustbins in order to surprise – and ...

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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 ...

Van Morrison turns 80 at the end of this month. His reputation is such that should a birthday invite fall this way I’d be quite likely to politely decline. His is a fearsome reputation. However, if he ...

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Rock 'n' roll history includes a long and colorful tradition of contractual obligation albums, one that's brought us a handful of unintentional classics as well as a number of records that are so bad ...

Two classic rock legends in a row for New Tunes at 2 this week… This is Van Morrison’s first collection of all original music since 2022, with songs that transcend across soul, jazz, blues, folk, and ...