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Readers recommend: songs about the sky – results

4192 days ago
Guardian MusicRR regular Mnemonic gives her pick from last week's topic: what are the best songs about the sky?Bonnie Pink – Perfect Sky. Sweet and simple J-pop. Thanks to Sakura for the translation of the lyrics: "Looking up at the heavens, I make a mermaid jum... more info

New band of the day – Luke Sital-Singh (No 1,311)

4298 days ago
Guardian MusicThis tremulous-voiced troubadour could be a British Bon Iver, destined to take folk traditions in unexpected directionsReading on mobile? Listen hereHometown: New Malden.The lineup: Luke Sital-Singh (vocals, guitar).The background: Luke Sital-Singh i... more info

Old music: Fairport Convention – Si Tu Dois Partir

4346 days ago
Guardian MusicFaiport Conventions' first, light-hearted hit offered few clues that they would reinvent English folk musicI first heard this song on Tony Blackburn's Radio 1 show, in the days when it was just beginning to dawn on me that there was music out there b... more info

Ben Howard: 'Heart and soul – that's where real music takes over'

4386 days ago
Guardian MusicFast-rising English singer-songwriter Ben Howard is a word-of-mouth star with an adoring fanbase who is poised to crack the US market in the wake of Adele and Mumford & Sons. Just don't call what he does boring…With hundreds of venues, riffs blarin... more info

Communion Covers John Martyn

4396 days ago
Chorus.fmHit the replies to watch *Michael Kiwanuka* (http://www.michaelkiwanuka.com), *Ben Howard* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/benhoward), *The Staves* (http://www.thestaves.com), *Bear's Den* (http://www.bearsdenmusic.co.uk) and Ben Lovett (*Mumford and So... more info

Michael Kiwanuka, Ben Howard cover John Martyn

4396 days ago
GigwiseCommunion labelmates team up for 'Over The Hill' tribute - watch it now more info

Old music: John Martyn – Sweet Little Mystery

4457 days ago
Guardian MusicJohn Martyn is the sound of hangovers, of long and lonely journeys, of a spine tinglingYou know – or still remember – that moment halfway through Sunday afternoon, when you still have the hangover but are just beginning to come round? It's a litt... more info

New band of the day – No 1,143: Jamie N Commons

4552 days ago
Guardian MusicThere's fire and brimstone all over this 22-year-old bluesman's music. But does he do any more than ape his heroes?Hometown: South London.The lineup: Jamie N Commons (vocals, guitar).The background: What is it with today's boys and girls that they wa... more info

Ben Howard – review

4557 days ago
Guardian MusicKing Tut's, GlasgowThe world has lost so many pioneering acoustic guitar virtuosos lately – Davey Graham, John Martyn, Bert Jansch – that seeing a young man channelling their spirit and technique before an enraptured crowd can't help but prove he... more info

James Deane announces debut album

4563 days ago
AltsoundsThe name rings a bell doesn't it? No, this isn't a misunderstood teenager without a cause, rather a talented musician armed with a guitar, a few hundred songs and melodies that will make you melt. Influenced by the honest song craft of Neil You... more info

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