Guardian Music — Sage, Gateshead; St John's, Smith Square, London; Royal Opera House, LondonThe National Youth Orchestra's April concert began with a 170-person-strong sneeze and ended with a ceilidh. In between there were shanties, folk songs, marches, hornpipes and... more info

Guardian Music — Sage, GatesheadAccording to Hungarian folk tradition, any story told after sneezing must be true. Zoltán Kodály prefaced his Háry János suite – about an old soldier whose tales of defeating Napoleon single-handed are prone to some exaggeration ... more info

Guardian Music — Multiple Grammy award-winning star to appear at Isle of Wight event in his only UK festival appearance of the summerStevie Wonder has been confirmed as the closing night headliner at this year's Bestival. The 25-time Grammy award winner will play the... more info

Guardian Music — Multiple Grammy award-winning star to appear at Isle of Wight event in his only UK festival appearance of the summerStevie Wonder has been confirmed as the closing night headliner at this year's Bestival. The 25-time Grammy award winner will play the... more info

Guardian Music — Festival on the Isle of Wight will also see sets from Adam Ant and Azealia Banks, with headliners yet to be announcedThe first major acts for this year's Bestival have been announced, including exclusive festival performances from the xx and Sigur RÃ... more info

Guardian Music — Other acts to play the family-friendly festival include Kool and the Gang, Chic and Adam AntThe first acts for this year's Camp Bestival have been announced, with Hot Chip headlining a festival for the first time. The following night will see a celeb... more info

Altsounds — **ahab **are a London based quartet with a folk based Americana sound. Having built a nationwide live following via two singles and UK wide touring, the 'kmvt' EP is the result of recent recording sessions with the legendary John Leckie (Stone Roses,... more info

Altsounds — ahab are a young band from East London who play American alt-country and are gaining a strong following with live audiences.ahab's debut album will be released in 2012, but by way of introduction an EP entitled 'kmvt' will be released by Navigator R... more info

Guardian Music — The remnants of the festival season and a site built with lapsed ravers in mind provide succour to Chris SalmonReading festival may have provided the BBC's last festival hurrah of the summer (on-demand highlights are still at bbc.co.uk/readingandleed... more info

Guardian Music — Glanusk Park Estate, Brecon BeaconsIn a year in which many festivals have struggled, Green Man has sold more tickets than ever. It's thrived not by getting big acts (though there have been a few of those in its nine-year history) as much as through ... more info