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The bookshop band Mumford & Sons

11.09.09
Mumford & Sons are leading lights in the new literary London folk scene that everyone wants to join. Singer Marcus Mumford talks Steinbeck and Shakespeare... more

Five to try: with music

08.04.09
Jazz and poetry fill the basement at Troubadour and Jeff Harnar's American Songbook is being performed at Pizza on the Park.... more

Alela Diane keeps folk in the family

31.03.09
Alela Diane Menig operates in the new-folk female singer-songwriter hinterland, where voices are strong and songs slightly quirky.... more

Claire Martin and Ian Shaw harmonise readily

05.12.08
Claire Martin and Ian Shaw's tenth annual ­pre-Christmas stocking was a typically entertaining mixture of jazz, blues and cabaret.... more

Laura Marling is spellbinding

12.11.08
She may have taken an interminably long time to get on stage but Laura Marling was worth the wait, says Rick Pearson.... more

The next big thing: FLEET FOXES

28.06.08
A folk-pop band who are proving there is more to Seattle than grunge.... more

Bantering babe meets sullen Swede

22.02.08
While José Gonzalez did little to interact with the crowd at the opening of iTunes Live, his brand of sophisticated pop was well-received.... more

CDs of the week

18.01.08
A collection of covers from Cat Power, hip-hop's most thoughtful voice, Lupe Fiasco, and jazz from the John Taylor Trio.... more

World-class icebreaker

16.01.08
Few UK artists can headline at Ronnie Scott's as effectively as Claire Martin, a charismatic singer and world-class icebreaker.... more

CDs of the week

26.10.07
Britney Spears makes a comeback, Unklejam serve up some Seventies-style electrofunk and jazz man Herbie Hancock all feature in the CDs of the week.... more

Madonna quits Warner Bros for £60m

11.10.07
Madonna is leaving her long-time label Warner Bros for a £60 million deal with a concert promoter.... more

He'll go the distance

24.09.07
Singer/songwriter Fink has come up with a set of deeply personal songs full of simmering tension for his new album.... more

CDs of the week

21.09.07
This week's new CDs include offerings from PJ Harvey, Ian Brown, Joni Mitchell, world music from Manu Chao and jazz from Paul Booth.... more

Sweet dreams are remade by Annie Lennox

16.08.07
Now a sprightly 52, Annie Lennox's voice still broods as naturally as Gordon Brown's.... more

Fresh from France

31.07.07
Keren Ann has had five unsuccessful albums, but her absorbing gig at the Arts Theatre suggested her appeal may yet transcend international boundaries. ... more

Time for Joni's critics to wake up and smell the coffee

30.07.07
Joni Mitchell's decision to sign up to a record company owned by Starbucks has caused controversy, but Paul Connolly wonders why.... more

Joni's dark twin

20.07.07
Rickie Lee Jones may look like a distressed grandmother but she remains tack-sharp as a performer... more

CDs of the week

29.06.07
This week's new CD releases include the Chemical Brothers, Crowded House, rapper K'Naan and the sweet but knowing voice of Sonya Kitchell.... more

The Beat of a different drum

31.05.07
Earl's Court's Troubadour coffee house welcomes a variety of contemporary poets, including Maurice Riordan, in this monthly showcase of the best modern verse.... more

CDs of the week

27.04.07
Some classy pop from Tori Amos, more of the same old rope from Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and a nice send-off for the late jazzman Tony Scott are among the week's offerings.... more

Jazz great finally releases album

25.04.07
Decades into an illustrious career, Chris Laurence has finally released his maiden album. Jack Massarik was at St Cyprian's Church to hear the jazz star play his top-class music.... more

CDs of the week

20.04.07
The return of the Arctic Monkeys, some Joni Mitchell Covers and the righteous Mavis Staples are some of this weeks CD release highlights.... more

Heartache making Kate a star

13.04.07
Kate Walsh came from nowhere to storm the iTunes chart with an album of songs about old boyfriends. 'I fall in love 10 times a day,' she tells Alastair McKay.... more

An eclectic party for birthday girl

10.04.07
Introduced as the venue's favourite singer, jazz artist Carol Grimes performed with energy, artistry and passion with her new band at the Vortex.... more

Meet the new Gheorghiu

27.02.07
She'll never be as stroppy as Angela, but soprano Nicole Cabell has proved she's talented enough to stand in for the great diva at a day's notice.... more

Woodstock wonder still has it all

09.01.07
In 1969 Richie Havens opened the Woodstock festival, has been inspiring musicians ever since - and left the Jazz Cafe faithful in raptures.... more

Real deal from a pop rebel

05.12.06
There are not many pop stars who can appeal to gays, lesbians, teeny-boppers and thirty-something men and women. But Pink showed at Wembley Arena why she has such a broad fanbase.... more

A welcome touch of sophistication

13.11.06
This Sunday-section of the London Jazz Festival was reserved for sophisticates who like their jazz long on intelligence, sensuality and melody.... more

Soundtracks to our lives

10.11.06
It's time to stop being coy about the albums we love, says Garry Mulholland in his new book. So we asked him and a panel of experts to reveal their Top 10s.... more

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