Rediscovering the bright lights
An old album and a Pet Shop Boys gig remind me of music’s power to refresh memories and forge new…
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Revisiting Richard and Linda Thompson’s folk-rock masterpiece
Fifty years on, I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight retains a spartan beauty – and a feeling of…
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Bridget St John and the power of folk memory
At a magical gig in east London, I feel transported to Greenwich Village in the Sixties.
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First Aid Kit: “We realised constant touring was not a good way to live”
Johanna and Klara Söderberg on making music as sisters, the side effects of ambition, and taking a break from live…
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Are football songs the new folk music?
From the trumpet blasts in “Sweet Caroline” to the many chants based on the tune of “Vindaloo” – sports songs…
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How Shirley Collins became an icon of English folk
The singer’s updated memoir is a charming, idiosyncratic evocation of her journey from postwar Hastings to the music scenes of…
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