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Jon Wilks: Before I Knew What Had Begun I Had Already Lost review | Jude Rogers's folk album of the month
The hard-working West Midlands folk devotee finds inspiration from beyond Birmingham on a lively, inventive fourth LP
Jude Rogers
12, May, 2023 @7:30 AM

‘For too long it’s been about tartan and shortbread!’ How Brìghde Chaimbeul makes piping hot
She is playing Scottish smallpipes to a huge pop audience with Caroline Polachek but, she explains, her own music has darker roots
Jude Rogers
20, Apr, 2023 @12:48 PM

This week in audio: Ten to the Top; Ken Bruce; The Debutante; Firecrotch and Normcore – review
As Radio 2’s replacement pop quiz gets off to a dubious start, Ken Bruce spreads joy from a new perch. Plus, Jon Ronson’s gripping tale of a debutante-turned-spy, and a killer Succession podcast
Jude Rogers
15, Apr, 2023 @4:00 PM

Cinder Well: Cadence review | Jude Rogers' folk album of the month
Multi-instrumentalist Amelia Baker conjures realms of poetic sound on a lush, complex, sometimes overwhelming album
Jude Rogers
14, Apr, 2023 @7:00 AM

Lankum: False Lankum review | Jude Rogers' folk album of the month
Without diluting their power or abandoning their gothic intensity, the Dublin group’s fourth album lulls the listener with songs of exquisite softness and deeply affecting harmony
Jude Rogers
17, Mar, 2023 @9:00 AM

Streams are made of this: will digital platforms change our musical memories?
So many of our most precious memories are anchored in particular songs. But does the easy availability of every song spell the end of that? Jude Rogers and her young son compare music notes
Jude Rogers
12, Mar, 2023 @9:00 AM

‘Haunting and poignant’: long-lost mass by Shirley Collins’ sister Dolly finally makes its debut
A school-gate chat led to the rediscovery of the late composer Dolly Collins’ Missa Humana, as her folk star sister, the writer Maureen Duffy and medieval academic Lawrence Warner explain
Jude Rogers
22, Feb, 2023 @9:05 AM

Unthank Smith: Nowhere and Everywhere review | Jude Rogers's folk album of the month
Rachel Unthank’s voice wraps softly around Paul Smith’s unfussy baritone on an otherworldly album that explores the songs of their mutual homeland
Jude Rogers
17, Feb, 2023 @9:00 AM

Ears of the People: Ekonting Songs from Senegal and the Gambia review | Jude Rogers's folk album of the month
Stories of survival and self-expression suffuse this anthology exploring the ekonting, the three-string gourd instrument
Jude Rogers
20, Jan, 2023 @9:00 AM

Blur’s Dave Rowntree: ‘I still wake at 3am thinking I’ve frittered my life away’
Drummer, lawyer, composer, politician… Blur’s busiest member on the troubled childhood that influenced his new solo album, and the band’s summer reunion gigs
Jude Rogers
15, Jan, 2023 @12:00 PM

The 10 best folk albums of 2022
From Japanese Ainu harmonies to Norwegian fiddle and Black British folk song, here’s our rundown of the best releases of the year
Jude Rogers
28, Dec, 2022 @12:00 PM

‘I like films that take you into the woods – then leave you there’ – the beguiling folk-horror of Mark Jenkin
The Bafta-winning writer, director and composer – who can count Quentin Tarantino and Warren Ellis among his fans – discusses exploring the dark side of Cornwall in his latest film, Enys Men
Jude Rogers
27, Dec, 2022 @12:00 PM
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