Guardian Music — Alexis Petridis and Kieran Yates talk to Charlotte Church about her post-child star years, addiction to gigging, and love of experimental pop. Caspar Llewellyn Smith speaks to Bellowhead about their follow-up to their hugely successful folk album, He... more info

The Independent — Multi-instrumentalist folkies Bellowhead are back with their fourth studio album Broadside which hit record stores yesterday. more info

Totally Fuzzy — Talk of a folk revival led by the likes of Mumford & Sons doesn't really wash with the 11 members of Bellowhead. Formed eight years ago after Jon Boden and his musical partner, John Spiers, stuck in a traffic jam, dreamed up the idea of a folk b... more info

Guardian Music — (Moi J'Connais Records/Proper)Here's a real curiosity: a trio from Switzerland who are celebrated for treating Louisiana cajun and zydeco styles with punk ferocity, but have now moved to New York to work with blues-rock guitarist and producer Jon Spe... more info

Guardian Music — (Navigator)There was a time when Bellowhead could never match the excitement of their live shows on record. But then they teamed up with producer John Leckie, of Stone Roses and Radiohead fame, and recorded the full-tilt, huge-selling Hedonism. They ... more info

Guardian Music — Be among the first folk to listen to the new album from the extraordinary Bellowhead – and tell us what you thinkTalk of a folk revival led by the likes of Mumford & Sons doesn't really wash with the 11 members of Bellowhead. Formed eight years ago... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Brighton-based folk-punk group The Levellers are a band who are full of all the pure, traditional energy that you would expect from a band who are now on their 10th album. Having consistently produced music since 1988, they have made the top ten in ... more info

Guardian Music — (Topic)Fay Hield has all the makings of a folk scene celebrity. She has a fine voice, she's a distinguished folk academic, lecturing in ethnomusicology at Sheffield University, and she's the partner of Bellowhead star John Boden. Little surprise, the... more info

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

Guardian Music — Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonRaghu Dixit is one of India's most inventive and charismatic artists, but this wasn't his finest night, for it seemed he had overstretched himself. Flying in at the weekend after an Indian tour, he went straight from the ... more info