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Your Christmas and New Year music TV

2296 days ago
Sweeping The NationWe did this at length a couple of times back in the old days and nobody cared then, but if STN is renowned for one thing it's not knowing when it's not wanted so here's all the interesting music-related programming on telly and radio betw... more info

Family life

4137 days ago
Guardian MusicReaders' favourite photographs, songs and recipesSnapshot: Through the round windowThis photograph has for years been propped up against an ornament on a shelf on the dresser in the living room. It is of my mother, the second youngest of seven childr... more info

Handel and me

4137 days ago
Guardian MusicLouis de Bernières on how finding a wooden flute in a car boot sale led to his new play about the composer's life and worksIt is not often that one is asked to write a play for chamber group and solo actor, and I took it on in a mood of amused curio... more info

Various Artists: London's Calling – review

4262 days ago
Guardian Music(Culture Clash)This celebration of the capital for the Cultural Olympiad presents a slew of local acts with multiculti versions of classic songs; an Ethiopian translation of Lily Allen's LDN, say, and a flamenco take on Elvis Costello's Chelsea. The ... more info

Various Artists: London's Calling – review

4271 days ago
Guardian Music(Culture Clash)It's certainly an intriguing idea: take a well-known batch of songs about London and ask London-based musicians from different communities to provide a re-interpretation. And it works, at least in part. The songs are suitably varied, r... more info

Fairport Convention: Festival Bell – review

4740 days ago
Guardian Music(Matty Grooves)Up in the tower of St Mary's church in the Oxfordshire village of Cropredy, there's a bell inscribed with the name of the pioneering folk-rock band who run one of the best music festivals in farmland nearby. Funded by fans, the story ... more info

Brian Brocklehurst obituary

4846 days ago
Guardian MusicBassist with arguably Lyttelton's best line-upThe jazz bassist Brian Brocklehurst, who has died aged 80, made any bandstand a more cheerful place. He was always smiling, enthusiasm personified, and usually smoking a curly pipe. His accuracy and swing... more info

Robert Kirby: 1948-2009

5287 days ago
Guardian MusicMusical arranger best known for his work with Nick DrakeIn his first year as a music student at Cambridge University, Robert Kirby sought to join Footlights, the undergraduates' fabled arts and drama club. He was turned down, but the events of that d... more info

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