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  • 7 Nov 2013:

    We wish a happy 70th birthday to Joni Mitchell with this interview with Rolling Stone from May 1969 – taken from Rock's Backpages, the home of online music writing

  • 4 Nov 2013: Folk from Moscow maligning the demise of village life
  • 3 out of 5
    Vartinna 3 Nov 2013:

    Elaborate stagecraft met well-choreographed witchcraft in an entertaining yet curious set, writes Robin Denselow

  • 4 out of 5
    3 Nov 2013: The likes of Marcus Mumford and Justin Timberlake don't bring enough grit to the Coen brothers' latest soundtrack, writes Neil Spencer
  • 4 out of 5
    31 Oct 2013: This 26-year-old Armenian pianist has made some very famous fans with his fusions of traditional folk, jazz, pop and electric elements, writes John Fordham
  • 4 out of 5
    Dave VAN RONK 31 Oct 2013: A compilation of performances at a legendary upstate New York coffee house, including Dave Van Ronk, Pete Seeger and more, is well timed and full of treats, writes Robin Denselow
  • 31 Oct 2013:

    Are they knockin' on heaven's door, or the neighbours from hell? Suggest your songs, but beware who's twitching the curtains, says Peter Kimpton

  • 4 out of 5
    31 Oct 2013: The loss of their original frontman has worked in Midlake's favour and given them room to roam, writes Maddy Costa
  • Brown Gardener (Amblyornis inornatus) bowerbird 31 Oct 2013:

    Adam Boult is about to post his final results, and pass on the baton to Peter Kimpton who introduces himself first before he starts

  • 4 out of 5
    29 Oct 2013:

    Robin Denselow: He may draw on traditional material, but the Vermont-born folk singer has a talent for serving up the unexpected

  • 29 Oct 2013:

    Folk-prog-jazzers produced by Matthew Herbert and loved by Jessie Ware

  • 3 out of 5
    27 Oct 2013: The debut album by the Indianapolis sisters is far too sweet and radio-friendly for Hermione Hoby
  • 4 out of 5
    27 Oct 2013: The Irish singer has re-recorded 43 songs for this epic retrospective, writes Neil Spencer
  • 27 Oct 2013:

    The singer, songwriter and guitarist on how Miles Davis and skiffle shaped his sound – and the first time he met Jimmy Page. Interview by Leah Harper

  • 4 out of 5
    Full English Hield Lakeman Harbron 25 Oct 2013:

    Folk stars combine for a joyful celebration of traditional songs, on a tour that springs from a digital music archive project, writes Alfred Hickling

1-15 of 2015 for Folk music

Live music reviews

  • 4 out of 5
    24 Oct 2013

    A fan may have stolen their bass guitar, but Local Natives didn't let that derail a spine-tingling performance, writes Graeme Virtue

  • 4 out of 5
    23 Oct 2013

    There are a few duff notes and hesitations, but even these only serve to communicate the humanity of Harper's emotional songs, writes Maddy Costa

  • 4 out of 5
    13 Oct 2013

    An impressive cast made an emotional and long-overdue return to the cult 1972 album Bright Phoebus, writes Robin Denselow

Album reviews

  • 3 out of 5
    20 Oct 2013
    David Rotheray's album of songs in response to characters in hit tunes, such as the Police's Roxanne, is a clever idea, writes Neil Spencer
  • 4 out of 5
    17 Oct 2013
    An intriguing retrospective of Lal Waterson's varied career proves what an extraordinary artist she was, writes Robin Denselow
  • 3 out of 5
    17 Oct 2013
    Like clockwork, Euros Childs delivers another album of wistfully odd folk, full of more impish musical shifts and acutely observed characters, writes Maddy Costa

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    3 out of 5

    Elaborate stagecraft met well-choreographed witchcraft in an entertaining yet curious set, writes Robin Denselow

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