'You feel this rush of affirmation': Aaron Dessner on his musical success with Taylor Swift 

Best known for his work with The National, regular Irish visitor Aaron Dessner talks about his recent collaborations with Taylor Swift and Big Red Machine  

Aaron Dessner of The National and Big Red Machine. Picture: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images

In March, Taylor Swift took to the stage at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles to accept the biggest prize of the night. Folklore, her ethereal, folky and critically acclaimed lockdown work, had won album of the year.

She was flanked by a lesser-known but no less important figure in the album’s creation – Aaron Dessner, the multi-talented founding member of indie band The National, who helped write and produce much of Folklore.