folk

Prolific, innovative and wilful, influential, contrary, and a master of his craft, the indestructible legend that is Neil Young celebrates his 70th birthday on 12th of November.

Shane MacGowan is probably the finest lyricist of all-time. Here’s the ones that get me banging the virtual beer tray on my head…

Bright idea.

Len Brown welcomes a sensitive new biography of tragic British folk singer-songwriter Sandy Denny.

There's a new folk sound being made in them Medway towns...

It's too easy to get bogged down into our pre-conceived notions of what a certain type of music should sound like. A tune from a S.E London based folk-singer recently made me realise that we just need to chill out and enjoy the ride...

Obviously they're both brilliant, but here's why the Blue chanteuse dicks all over the gravel-voiced Minnesotan Bard...

With a sound rooted in the grandest of traditions, this Merseybeat band are filling stages from the Cavern Club to Oslo...

Country-twinged Americana has always gone down a treat in the UK, and with any luck this teenage quartet will join the long list of succesful names before them...

Memories of my childhood are wrapped up in the hard-living guitar maestro, and a recent retrospective of his work brought all of them flooding back...

From straw-haired gents in folk clubs to pop bands, everyone’s had a crack at a Dylan tune. Here’s the best 10.

All the Twitter talk might be about the nominations coming out this evening, but check out these tips for the best acts you (might) not have heard of...

The singer songwriter has just dropped his debut E.P and looks set on the road to success. Here he takes us through the three most important records of his life...

A typically eccentric live performance shows why Low are still cult favourites two decades on.

Ahead of a re-release of the classic album, the man who sat behind the glass opens up about his brilliant career...

This year I have one thing to cross off my bucket list – go to a music festival. Any of these five should resonate with folk fans.

Aging punk rocker looking for care...