Thursday, March 5, 2026
Essential 10 Shakuhachi Albums
Chris Wheatley asks musician, composer and writer Clive Bell to select ten key albums showcasing the range and depth of the traditional Japanese flute
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Thursday, March 5, 2026
Simon Armitage's My World interview: “It felt as if a portal had opened up, not just to music but to sensibilities and attitudes, a way of being in the world”
With his band set to release their debut album on Real World Records, the Poet Laureate talks post-punk aesthetics and practises in verse with Tim Cumming
Thursday, March 5, 2026
Songbook: ‘Dove’ with Cymande
Charis McGowan speaks to a British-Caribbean funk band whose slow-burning 1972 ode to peace has become a live favourite and unlikely source of inspiration
Thursday, March 5, 2026
Awesome Tapes From Africa at 20
As Awesome Tapes From Africa marks its 20th anniversary, founder Brian Shimkovitz recalls some amazing discoveries from the label’s back catalogue
Thursday, March 5, 2026
The Sounds and Voices of South American Football
When fans sing themselves hoarse on the region’s terraces, they are doing far more than cheering, argues Luis Achondo
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
‘Canaan Land’ with Elijah Minnelli
Erin Cobby traces the roots of a new UK dub track back to Mississippi penitentiaries, Civil Rights movements and outlaw country ballads
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Vaughan To Be Wild
Trailblazing Finnish violinist, conductor and composer Pekka Kuusisto talks to musician Merlyn Driver about folk song, family, ‘The Lark Ascending’ and his surprise appearance on Countryfile
Monday, February 16, 2026
Q&A: Owen Spafford
Leeds-based fiddle-player and composer talks about his work with Anglo-Irish trio The Weaving, post-rock, obsessing over ‘the Boss’ and the intangibility of instrumental music
Friday, February 6, 2026
Lubomyr Melnyk's My World interview: “I could feel the continuous energy pouring through my body and arms and hands”
Russ Slater Johnson speaks to a classically trained pianist whose music is faster, louder and more transcendent than anything else out there
Friday, February 6, 2026
10 Essential Songs of Revenge
Erin Cobby picks out ten tales of takedowns, betrayal and settling scores
Friday, February 6, 2026
Folk Round-Up (Seán Mac Erlaine & Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, Dick Gaughan, Lucy Kitchen and more)
Tim Cumming listens to new folk releases from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Thursday, January 29, 2026
AI: Friend or Foe?
Like it or not, AI is here to stay. Our writers take a look at the ethical and legal issues the technology raises, as well as how musicians can use it as a source of creativity. Is it all doom and gloom?
Thursday, January 29, 2026
A Conversation with Alison Brown and Steve Martin: 'Steve’s a member of the tribe. The banjo has been a lifelong passion'
What happens when a “wild and crazy guy” turned banjo obsessive unites with one of the instrument’s trailblazers? Devon Léger finds out when he speaks to Alison Brown & Steve Martin about their new album, Safe, Sensible and Sane
Thursday, January 29, 2026
Spotlight: The Ayoub Sisters
Amid a 10th-anniversary tour, Georgie Pope speaks to The Ayoub Sisters about their journey as British-Arab women carving their own path in classical music
Thursday, January 29, 2026
Gallery: The Ukrainians
Len Liggins, lead singer and fiddle player for The Ukrainians, shares photos and reminiscences from the band’s 40-year career. Photos courtesy of Len Liggins
