Alison Cooper is the otherworldly voice and vision behind the fairytale folk of Magpahi. We learn how she's drawing on herbalism, magic and mysticism for her new sounds...
'We're modern primitives': Folklore Tapes' David Chatton Barker on exhuming Britain's mystical past through music and why popular culture is haunting itself...
Laura Smyth, archive director at the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS), on what constitutes folk music in 2016 and how artists today can learn from the old ways...
Electronic eccentric Dan Hayhurst - one half of audio/visual experimenters Sculpture - tells us how cheap kicks and transcendental episodes are order of the day, and why being miserable in music is dull...
Manchester outfit The Breath are a soulful fusion of folk and electronica born from the Cinematic Orchestra - we catch up with them to find out more about their successful 2016…
'Traditional folk offers a rich seam to draw from - it's taught me a lot': award-winning artist Emily Portman on the lure of Britain's old-time sound...
Musical icon Shirley Collins on returning to the studio after 38 years, being trolled on Facebook and why the time is now for traditional folk...
Welcome to our latest playlist, this time by independent rockers ISLAND. You can whet appetites ahead of their new EP in February 2017 with this selection…
Soul ace Jalen N’Gonda has travelled far from his Maryland home to Liverpool, bringing honeyed vocals and winsome blues with him. Watch him perform instant classic Why I Try...
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