Guardian Music — Royal Festival Hall, LondonIt has taken Meltdown curator Richard Thompson most of his career to think of himself as a showman – for a long time he was happy to let his mesmerising guitar do his talking – but his 1,000 Years of Popular Music provi... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Festival Hall, LondonIt says something about the unassuming nature of legendary bass player Danny Thompson that he has to be coaxed at length to take a bow at the conclusion of Cabaret of Souls. On one hand, that's unsurprising: Thompson is the... more info

Live Daily — (LiveDaily.com) History shows us that some people are just meant to thrive in the face of obstacles. Singer/songwriter/pianist Judith Owen [ tickets ] seems to be one of those souls. Although the darkness of her mother's suicide cloaked her childhood... more info

New York Times — The singer Judith Owen has a comic side, but over all her story is one of perseverance. more info