British folk singer Donovan had a steady stream of hits in the final years of the 1960s. Released in 1966, “Sunshine Superman” and “Mellow Yellow” were but a warm-up for a three-year period that would ...

Growing up outside of Boston, Aoife O’Donovan occasionally traveled to Ireland, where she visited her cousins and learned to sing traditional songs that helped lead her to a career in folk-rooted ...

The undisputed king of the “woosh” sound effect, director David Lynch recently lent his unique talents to singer-songwriter Donovan for the new music video for his single “I Am The Shaman.” Debuting ...

The singer-songwriter’s third solo album, “Age of Apathy,” is filled with personal touchstones and musical surprises. By Jon Pareles “I still, to this day, don’t even really think of myself as a ...

Certain tracks on Beat Cafe sound like they could be outtakes from Donovan’s 1967 album, Mellow Yellow, but I’ll let you decide if that’s a good thing. On “Young Girl Blues” from that album, Donovan ...

“Music,” says Jason Donovan on a video chat to The Big Issue from his plush hotel room, “is the closest us humans have to magic.” Donovan was already a soap heartthrob in Neighbours when he started ...

March is one of the busiest and most important months of Aoife O’Donovan’s career, and her recent chat with Orlando Weekly came during a rare, brief pause in her hectic schedule. On deck is a new ...

Aoife O’Donovan’s name, with its cluster of vowels, can seem a shibboleth for fans of contemporary American folk. It’s really not so hard: EE-fah. It’s Irish. She was raised stateside, but spent her ...

A mild-mannered sort, John Donovan spends many of his day hours working as a roaster for a popular South City coffee shop. His days as a behind-the-counter barista are largely behind him, so he’s not ...

Wandering minstrel, psychedelic pioneer, whimsical folkster, all around cool guy. Call him what you want, there is no denying Donovan. Just ask him! We got the chance to do just that recently, and to ...