Folk music

From the utterly profane to the thoroughly sacred: How football chants became the folk music of today
Football

From the utterly profane to the thoroughly sacred: How football chants became the folk music of today

How the sound of the terraces reflects the times

Saxophonist Alabaster DePlume: ‘I want to make music that the world invents a special insult for’
Music

Saxophonist Alabaster DePlume: ‘I want to make music that the world invents a special insult for’

DePlume’s music shares an improvisational spirit with both jazz and folk, but defies categorisation

Robin Ince: ‘Performing at three festivals in three days is a fitting end to Fringe month’
Robin Ince

Robin Ince: ‘Performing at three festivals in three days is a fitting end to Fringe month’

After the exertions of the Edinburgh Fringe, would a whole weekend of music festivals finish Robin Ince off?

Shirley Collins: Heartbreak stole my voice. Singing again is extraordinary
Letter to my Younger Self

Shirley Collins: Heartbreak stole my voice. Singing again is extraordinary

Stone Club: The most literal rock tour you’ll ever see
Music

Stone Club: The most literal rock tour you’ll ever see

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