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Ashley Hutchings’ Million Dollar Bash

Folk-rock hero and Fairport founder is celebrating his 80th birthday with a different kind of Convention

UK Festival Guide 2024

Another year, another full season of festivals to revive the soul and please the senses! Where better to plan your summer of culture than with our annual guide to the best festivals in the UK?

Rainforest World Music Festival 2026

One of the world’s great music festivals, set in Borneo’s living rainforest

Mari Boine interview: “I was on my way somewhere, but now I’m really, really me”

Fiona Talkington speaks to Sámi activist and singer Mari Boine who, now in her 60s, finally feels confident in her own work

Summer Festival Guide 2026

The sun is here and the festival line-ups are filling up fast. Catch our guide to some of the top events showcasing global artists in the UK and around the world this summer

Punch Brothers: A Beginner's Guide

Punch Brothers have been pushing the boundaries of bluegrass for over a decade and show no signs of stopping. Alexandra Petropoulos tells their story

Black-Horned Moon: Old Gods & Burning Altars

Lithuania’s Black-Horned Moon bids farewell with a final celebration of the country’s pagan past. Simon Broughton investigates…

Park Jiha and Roy Claire Potter Bring Saenghwangs and Spoken Word to Cafe OTO

Korean multi-instrumentalist and British performance poet showcase work from their newly released collaboration

Field of Research: Eastern European Organ Music

Organist Gail Archer evaluates the influences, improvisations and ecclesiastical economy of Eastern Europe’s organ music

Gaye Su Akyol: fantasy is reality

Gaye Su Akyol is taking the world by storm with her psychedelic, surrealist take on Turkish rock. She tells Robert Rigney how she bridges worlds: between East and West, fantasy and reality, old and new

News

Obituary: Lee 'Scratch' Perry (1936-2021)

The Jamaican record producer and singer famed for his innovative studio alchemy is remembered

Features

Welcome to Africa’s largest music festival – Nyege Nyege

At the heart of Uganda’s vibrant, innovative and optimistic music scene, ‘Africa’s largest music festival’ Nyege Nyege continues to surprise and delight