Brooklyn Vegan — British folk troubadour Richard Thompson, an original member of the pivotal folk rock group Fairport Convention, one half of a more intimate duo with his now-ex-wife Linda Thompson, and a prolific solo artist, is going on an extensive North... more info

Guardian Music — Cherry Hinton Hall, Cambridge"I don't know if sex is allowed at Cambridge. Is it?" Thousands of fans in foldable chairs and floral headbands cheer their reply."Oh good," Richard Thompson says, before launching into Johnny's Far Away, his 2007 ode to ... more info

Guardian Music — (Temple Records)Founded over 40 years ago in the Glasgow suburb of Battlefield, this band is one of the great institutions of the Scottish music scene. They are famous for their experiments, mixing pipes and fiddle with guitar, piano, whistle and cit... more info

Totally Fuzzy — The Swedish experimental pop outfit Fredrik grew out a collaboration between multi-instrumentalist Fredrik and singer Lindefelt, both of whom also worked together in an indie electronic duo named the LK. As Fredrik, they carved out a genre-bending s... more info

Guardian Music — The acclaimed R&B singer behind The ArchAndroid has promised to take her music to 'another level'Janelle Monáe has begun work on a new record, another concept album with even "bigger ideas" than her debut, The ArchAndroid (Suites II and III), which ... more info

Guardian Music — A controversial American preacher, accused of denying the truth of eternal damnation, turns out to be a wonderful performerThe last time I had been to the Cambridge Corn Exchange it was to see Richard Thompson, so the American evangelical Rob Bell m... more info

The Telegraph — English folk stalwarts demonstrate their class again. Rating * * * 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

Totally Fuzzy — Blog Stoned said... Bootlegs: -Eric Clapton - San Jose 2011 -Neil Young and Pearl Jam - Berlin 95 http://blogstoned.blogspot.com W said... * MOJO PRESENTS Dylan Covered (2005) With Nancy Sinatra, Hugh Cornwell, John Martyn, Fairport Convention and o... more info

Guardian Music — Mick Gander, who has died aged 62 after a brief illness, was a remarkable character who worked in several guises in the UK's world and folk music scenes. With his long silver hair and big beard, Mick looked like an old biker, and as soon as you spoke... more info