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Folk music

Folk culture is everywhere in Britain. You just have to look for it
Folkspotting

Folk culture is everywhere in Britain. You just have to look for it

A guide to folkspotting in the UK
From the utterly profane to the thoroughly sacred: How football chants became the folk music of today
Football

From the utterly profane to the thoroughly sacred: How football chants became the folk music of today

Saxophonist Alabaster DePlume: 'I want to make music that the world invents a special insult for'
Music

Saxophonist Alabaster DePlume: 'I want to make music that the world invents a special insult for'

'Performing at three festivals in three days is a fitting end to Fringe month'
Robin Ince

'Performing at three festivals in three days is a fitting end to Fringe month'

Shirley Collins: Heartbreak stole my voice. Singing again is extraordinary
Letter to my Younger Self

Shirley Collins: Heartbreak stole my voice. Singing again is extraordinary

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Stone Club: The most literal rock tour you'll ever see
Lally MacBeth and Matthew Shaw
Music

Stone Club: The most literal rock tour you'll ever see

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