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John McCusker: Hello, Goodbye review – rare and classy solo outing

3130 days ago
Guardian Music(Under One Sky) John McCusker celebrates his 25th anniversary as a professional musician with a rare solo outing. The Scottish multi-instrumentalist and composer has had a colourful career, playing with the Battlefield Band, Kate Rusby and Heidi Talb... more info

Ewan MacColl to be honoured at BBC folk awards

3580 days ago
The TelegraphRadio 2 Folk Awards will honour Dirty Old Town songwriter Ewan MacColl and feature performances from Cat Stevens and Kate Rusby more info

Kate Rusby, Ghost, album review: 'haunting singing'

3669 days ago
The TelegraphFolk singer Kate Rusby's fine new album Ghost features traditional folk songs and three of her own compositions - and electric guitar more info

Kate Rusby – review

4412 days ago
Guardian MusicRoyal Festival Hall, LondonKate Rusby may be out of step with the experimental folk scene, but she has retained an impressive following during her two-decade career. On stage at a packed Festival Hall, she announced with a giggle that her new al... more info

UK Album Releases, October 22, 2012: Taylor Swift, Swedish House Mafia, Dappy, Kate Rusby

4414 days ago
ContactMusicIt’s a mixed bag for UK albums, as the release schedule starts to slow in preparation for the big race for the Christmas sales market. This week,... more info

Kate Rusby: 20 – review

4418 days ago
Guardian Music(Pure/Island Pink)Kate Rusby celebrates 20 years in music with a classy if frustrating 20-track retrospective that fails to do justice to the celebrity cast joining in. There's everyone here from Paul Weller to folk heroes Nic Jones, Richard Thompson... more info

Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman: Hidden People – review

4523 days ago
Guardian Music(Navigator)Kathryn Roberts and her husband Sean Lakeman have never had quite the recognition they deserve. They once worked in the band Equation with Kate Rusby and Seth Lakeman, and after those two had left to become folk scene celebrities, Sean la... more info

Take a bow: the sounds of A Room for London

4688 days ago
Guardian MusicPicking 12 acts to play A Room for London wasn't the hard part. For starters, how do you get a piano into a boat on a roof?The Roi des Belges began its life last summer in a barn in rural Sussex. A marriage of Plymouth steel and magenta-stained timbe... more info

Jackie Oates: the new face of folk

4705 days ago
Guardian MusicJackie Oates may be the new face of folk, but her sound is rooted in her past, writes Jude RogersOn the wall of an Oxford front room, above a harmonium and a fiddle, you'll find a popart print of Jackie O. At first, you think you're looking at John F... more info

Kate Rusby: While Mortals Sleep – review

4733 days ago
Guardian Music(Pure)Amid the usual slew of cash-ins, here is a Christmas album that does what a Christmas record should: make you feel as warm and comforted as the post-dinner mince pies. As with 2008's Sweet Bells, Penistone folkie Rusby draws on the traditi... more info

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