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Bernard Butler on songwriting

‘Being isolated and doing something in a very lonely way, I don’t knock that at all. But I’m just trying to encourage what could happen if you cross that bridge and interact with people,’ says Bernard Butler.

By Bekki Bemrose 17 Jun 2019

The Oram Awards 2019

Ahead of the Oram Awards 2019 presentation at Kings Place on Saturday we've created a playlist inspired by award winners past and present.

By Bekki Bemrose 14 Jun 2019

Jane Weaver

‘It’s generally what’s generated in my own head. That’s why I’m determined to replicate that sound, because the sound in your own head is always the best version,’ says Jane Weaver.

By Bekki Bemrose 13 Jun 2019

Colin Currie

‘It takes a lifetime to find one’s own voice in music, and your work in a sense is never done,’ says solo percussionist Colin Currie.

By Bekki Bemrose 11 Jun 2019

Sarah Cracknell, St Etienne

St Etienne's Sarah Cracknell on proper pop, tour life and the secret to staying together as a band for nearly 30 years…

By Anita Awbi 10 Jun 2019

East Neuk Festival

With East Neuk Festival set to bring the best in chamber music and beyond to the Fife coastline, festival founder Svend McEwan-Brown curates a playlist around this year’s excellent programme

By Bekki Bemrose 7 Jun 2019

Jordan Rakei

As he prepares to drop his ace new LP, Origin, Antipodean songsmith Jordan Rakei chats about baring his soul, switching up his sound and digging spreadsheets in the studio...

By Anita Awbi 6 Jun 2019

Semiconductor

‘It’s about reaching new audiences and going to places that we wouldn’t normally be showing our work and Alex wouldn’t be playing her music,’ says Semiconductor’s Ruth Jarman of their collaborative project with Eartheater.

By Bekki Bemrose 5 Jun 2019