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Sleeve notes: Sixty years of No 1 singles

4617 days ago

Guardian Music — Catch up on the last seven days in the world of musicSixty years of No 1 singlesTo celebrate the 60th anniversary of the UK singles charts, Guardian writers and celebrities have picked their favourite tracks that made it to the coveted No 1 slot. Tak... more info

Old music: Fairport Convention – Si Tu Dois Partir

4619 days ago

Guardian Music — Faiport 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

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REALLY DON'T

4621 days ago

Said the Gramophone — Fairport Convention - "Both Sides Now" [buy] Carly Rae Jepsen - "Both Sides Now" [buy] It don't change: we really don't know clouds at all. Or love. Or life. We are dizzied by moons and Junes and ferris wheels, by... more info

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Festivals guide 2012 listings: folk & world

4624 days ago

Guardian Music — For roots and world music goodness, here are the best events out there this summerAcoustic Festival Of BritainWhen 25-27 MayWhere Uttoxeter Racecourse, StaffordshireWhat Folk, rock, blues, guitar, bluegrass and countryWho The Animals, the MoveHow muc... more info

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New band of the day – Alt-J (No 1,275)

4625 days ago

Guardian Music — This Cambridge four-piece not only write clever music and boast more references than a jobs agency, they've also set tongues wagging with their rapturously received first albumHometown: Cambridge.The lineup: Joe Newman (vocals), Gwil Sainsbury (bass)... more info

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'I lost my life's collection of vinyl records'

4658 days ago

Guardian Music — How do you replace 1,600 LPs after a shipping mix-up results in US Customs destroying the whole lot? It takes a few generous friends, tenacious trawling of record shops, a research guru – and a whole lot of cash, writes Ed Vulliamy'But you can guar... more info

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Levon Helm

4660 days ago

Guardian Music — Drummer with the Band whose career stretched in many other directions has died of cancer aged 71A shorthand way of describing Levon Helm, who has died of cancer aged 71, would be as the drummer with the Band. This would have made him eminent enough, ... more info

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Old music: The Daily Flash – Jack of Diamonds

4698 days ago

Guardian Music — These 60s psych-rockers play a winning hand with their take on a traditional Texas gambling songBuried among the military bands and trad jazz in my Dad's record collection were one or two gems, notably a number of Lonnie Donegan 78s, perhaps the best... more info

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Old music: Matthews Southern Comfort – Woodstock

4754 days ago

Guardian Music — The second best Fairport Convention singer secured a UK No 1 only to move on, leaving solo success behindWas it for only three weeks in autumn 1970 that Matthews Southern Comfort topped the UK chart with their cover version of Joni Mitchell's song ab... more info

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Old Music: The Incredible String Band – The Hedgehog Song

4757 days ago

Guardian Music — The psych-folk pioneers stand as a reminder of a period of incredible creativity in British musicDespite a recent reissue series, and a revival of interest that has seen younger musicians starting to offer tribute, the Incredible String Band remain o... more info

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Sleeve notes: Sixty years of No 1 singles

Old music: Fairport Convention – Si Tu Dois Partir

REALLY DON'T

Festivals guide 2012 listings: folk & world

New band of the day – Alt-J (No 1,275)

'I lost my life's collection of vinyl records'

Levon Helm

Old music: The Daily Flash – Jack of Diamonds

Old music: Matthews Southern Comfort – Woodstock

Old Music: The Incredible String Band – The Hedgehog Song

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