Shirley Collins
America Over the Water by Shirley Collins review – a vivid tale of ballads, gunfire and rattlesnakes
In this welcome reissue of her 2004 memoir, the celebrated folk singer recounts her song-hunting 1959 journey through the American south with the folklorist Alan Lomax
Neil Spencer
31, Jan, 2022 @9:00 AM
The 10 best folk albums of 2020
Folk artists this year drew inspiration from China, south Asia and the wildness of the sea on the way to making stirring and vital music
Jude Rogers
22, Dec, 2020 @10:00 AM
Shirley Collins: Heart's Ease review – unerring brilliance
The veteran singer’s comeback really takes wing with this impeccably judged set
Neil Spencer
25, Jul, 2020 @3:00 PM
'Our collective imagination could die away': Stewart Lee and Shirley Collins in conversation
The comedian and first lady of folk discuss life in lockdown and the future of the arts
18, Jul, 2020 @2:00 PM
Tracks of the week reviewed: Evil, Shirley Collins, Sufjan Stevens
This week we’ve got ethereal banjo-twanging, a British folk blast from the past, and a gracefully subdued protest anthem
Leonie Cooper
17, Jul, 2020 @10:00 AM
Shirley Collins: Heart's Ease review | Jude Rogers's folk album of the month
The folk veteran’s past, present and future come together on this full-hearted record
Jude Rogers
17, Jul, 2020 @8:00 AM
All in the Downs by Shirley Collins review – the English Folk Revivalist’s revival
A memoir from the singer who lost her voice that celebrates her roots and is unsparing about the London scene’s leading lights
Laura Snapes
18, Apr, 2018 @8:59 AM
The Ballad of Shirley Collins review – brilliant story of lost folk singer
After she lost her voice on stage in the 70s, Collins dropped off the folk map – but here she comes clean about her grief, her recovery and her music
Cath Clarke
12, Oct, 2017 @5:00 AM
Cambridge folk festival review – May-bashing, protest songs and a conga line
Folk-fest veteran Shirley Collins, Fantastic Negrito and a frantic Frank Turner made the weekend’s pallid country-pop acts a distant memory
Colin Irwin
30, Jul, 2017 @1:20 PM
Alex Rex: 'Authenticity is a red herring. It’s better to try something new.'
With a dark new alter ego, Trembling Bells’ Alex Neilson pushes himself into uncomfortable places for his bold and brilliant debut as a solo artist
Jude Rogers
03, May, 2017 @3:58 PM
On my radar: Shirley Collins’s cultural highlights
The musician on finding consolation at her local churchyard, the brilliance of Stewart Lee, and why she’s currently drinking Breaky Bottom wine
Kathryn Bromwich
09, Apr, 2017 @9:00 AM
Shirley Collins review – a five-star foray into the darker depths of folk
In an atmosphere charged with excitement, the secret treasure of English folk music delivered a performance of unwavering and revelatory intimacy
Kate Molleson
05, Feb, 2017 @1:48 PM
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