ContactMusic — Alison Krauss says 'Dimming of the Day' by the singer songwriter Richard Thompson is "one of the greatest songs for a woman to sing". Alison Krauss covers the track on her highly anticipated new album 'Paper Airplane', which has garnered strong re... more info

Guardian Music — (Rounder)Raising Sand, Krauss's triumphant collaboration with Robert Plant, was never going to be the act of reinvention for the bluegrass star that it was for the ex-Zep singer. Reunited with her customary band, she cruises through a set of well-flo... more info

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

The Telegraph — Grammy winner has new album out and hails Richard Thompson song Dimming Of The Day as 'one of the greatest songs for a woman to sing'. more info

Guardian Music — The Kinks singer, who is curating this year's Southbank-based festival, has ambitious plans for the programme of diverse actsRay Davies has revealed his lineup for the 2011 Meltdown festival and said the bill is "about Britain – we're trying to cov... more info

The Telegraph — Raul Malo and Secret Sisters join Richard Thompson and Kate Rusby in 2011 line-up. more info

Twangville — Susan James has gained a lot of well known fans over the last few years. Bob Weir and Rob Wassrerman heard her, and asked her to open for Ratdog. She has also opened for for Son Volt, Rufus Wainright, Richard Thompson and Lindsey Buckingham among oth... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — NPR is streaming the new PJ Harvey album, Let England Shake (out February 15th). Also streaming at NPR: Adele's 21 album (out ). The Bat Segundo Show interviews Karen Russell about her new novel, Swamplandia. PopMatters interviews singer-songwriter R... more info

Altsounds — ON THE SHOW, DAVE INTERVIEWS ROBERT PLANT AND HE TELLS AN AWESOME STORY ABOUT MEETING ELVIS PRESLEY. (DAVE IS ALSO PRETTY HILARIOUS WITH MARTHA STEWART. BIZARRE WACKINESS ENSUES!) BAND OF JOY WILL BE PERFORMING RICHARD THOMPSON'S "HOUSE OF CARDS" FR... more info

Guardian Music — (Silent Pocket) Kit Holmes is that welcome curiosity, a young composer and singer-songwriter with all the makings of a new British guitar heroine and a style that skips cheerfully across boundaries. She mostly plays acoustic guitar but she's certainl... more info