Guardian Music — Radio 7 brings us groundbreaking 'mutliplatform drama', while the World Service looks back fondly at the wireless era – and 6Music kicks off its Mercury coverageRadio 7 confounds its reputation being the home of The Navy Lark repeats this week with... more info

Guardian Music — Meltdown festival, Southbank Centre, London SE1From politics and cricket to singalongs with blues stomper Seasick Steve, Richard Thompson's passion for folk-based, rootsy music makes for a rousing week on the SouthbankBerets off to Richard Thompson, ... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Festival Hall, London"I don't really like politics that much, so it doesn't get much of a look-in," says Neil Hannon before proceeding to play a moving song about the Good Friday agreement. Poor old political songwriting: so often held at arm's... more info

Guardian Music — The legendary folk musicians explain the history and significance of political songwriting, and perform a couple of numbers more info

Guardian Music — They've written songs that inspired momentous political change – and suffered the consequences. On the eve of a Meltdown gig, Martin Carthy and Tom Robinson talk pop, punk and burnoutThe walls of the bar in Cecil Sharp House, the north London he... more info

Guardian Music — Richard Thompson explains his choices as curator of this year's Meltdown festival and reveals the acts he's most looking forward to seeingAN EVENING OF POLITICAL SONGRoyal Festival Hall, 17 June I'm always interested in politics, I'm a bit of an anar... more info

Guardian Music — Last week was all about casting your votes into our virtual ballot box. This time, we want your musical mishearingsHere's an observation, made after sifting through last week's RR in the manner of an amateur psephologist: if the election campaign was... more info

Tom Ravenscroft's landed his own BBC radio show.Tom,like his father is a champion of new artists.He briefly appeared last year standing in for Tom Robinson.He takes over from Bruce Dickinson June 4.. more info

Guardian Music — Tom Ravenscroft takes Iron Maiden singer's slot on closure-threatened BBC digital stationTom Ravenscroft, son of late DJ John Peel, is to continue his father's legacy by championing new music on his own BBC Radio show.The 30-year-old will host a week... more info

Guardian Music — Folk Against Fascism, EnglandFounded to counter the BNP's attempts to appropriate English folk music, Folk Against Fascism now ups its profile with events for both folk purists and the folk-curious. London's Southbank has the Oyster Band and Bellowhe... more info