Quickfire lyrics, soaring guitars - even a chunky bass solo! The new single from ATB faves Barbara sets the Barbara bar even higher.

Lunatraktors take stock on a collection of their wyrd and wonderful Folk tinged creations.

We're at night #1 as an impassioned Bruce Springsteen kicks off a three night run at the Co-op live on his return to Manchester.

Give a girl a guitar and she'll gallop: more broadsheets from the Jess Silk barricades!

We're celebrating Spring with a new Kate Rusby album and tour as we head over to Halifax for the second date of the new tour.

Soulful taster of Nashville singer-songwriter Anderson East forthcoming album, Worthy.

Alex Y of 'Arctic Metal' outfit, Arctic Dreams, joins us to talk about the inspiration that comes from Kataklysm.

A great new collection that travels through the lazy days of British rock and pop music of 1975.

Dean Owens, our favourite Leither is back, with some well heeled Italianana; spaghetti (country and) western, for an album better than that pun.

The next in our series of big big bits from Big Big Train is inspired by their 2024 live dates.

Cynefin offers up a musical petition to maintain a language and way of life.

Latest news from the fine folk at Folk By The Oak ...

Carpenter, Fowlis & Polwart. Astonishing, astounding, amazing. All of that. More.

It's an emotional gig for Magnum at Manchester Academy as they pay tribute to the late Tony Clarkin with an evening of classic Magnum.

Glastonbury Festival have announced details of the 2025 iteration of their Emerging Talent Competition. All the details within...

Larkin Poe whip up a storm on Bloom. Vintage sounds given a classy polish.

LUSH gathers a kaleidoscope of the 90s with an impressive musical cast.

Acoustic guitar toting singer songwriter and prolific social media queen, Jess Silk is at the Kitchen Garden Cafe. So is Seuras Og....

Video premiere for Headlights - the new single from Mudlow - as 2025 starts as we hope it means to go on.

Don Powell's Occasional Flames reboot their seasonal offering. Bah humbug and all as they carry on with all the carry on.

Don Powell's Occasional Flames reboot their seasonal offering. Bah humbug and all as they carry on with all the carry on.

Pastoral Englishness and Malian sensibilities unite on the lead single from the forthcoming album by Piers Faccini and Ballaké Sissoko.

Sharon Shannon and her Big Band pay tribute to Shane in Brum.

Fire, flair and Blues class from Katie Knipp.

Baskery get all Shakey - the Neil Young legacy gets coated with lush harmonies.

3rd album from Bristol-based psych-folk trio, Hands Of The Heron, is the perfect accompaniment to that contemplative activity.

Morris for both minors and matures, to absorb and enjoy. File the work of Sweeney , Harbron & Rutter under 'lovely'.

Debut album from the Boo Hewerdine/Vlad Nosal collaboration, Hotel Art.  Guaranteed to charm.

Hills & Valleys is the musically superb and atmospheric new album, from the seven-piece acoustic jazz ensemble Superlocrian.

Melodious dreamscapes, sumptuous harmonies and plush instrumentation and Polaris, the new album from Yani Martinelli is a triumph.

The definitive Bonzo Boxset: 7 years in the making, featuring just about everything that the Bonzos ever committed to vinyl, tape or celluloid.

We go out on a limb and attempt to pick the best of the Rabin years on a single Yes LP.

Latest live set sees Hawkwind plough furiously on a never ending course.

A collection of European dance tunes from Gentile & Wood, played with meticulous and tender loving care.

Second album from Oregon based Rainbow Face with their unique brand of punky prog rock.

News of the 2025 Fairport Convention Wintour - get booking for February next year.

New single from Idiogram as Butcher's Parcel tease the forthcoming Reunion Of Broken Parts album.

The Muldoons return with their second album We Saw The View, following the release of 2020’s Made For Each Other. Does the second album hit the same?

We're packed in with the hardcore at Rough Trade in Nottingham for an instore appearance by The Darkness, playing songs from their new album.

Actor Nigel Planer is joined by a group of powerful friends – and the result: a breathtaking single/video combo.

Forndom proudly unveils Moþir, an immersive exploration of divine ambiguity.

My Darling Clementine at Kitchen Garden Cafe. Michael Weston King and Lou Dalgleish surmount the insurmountable.

New single from Toria Wooff as she gets all seasonal doing the Waltz Of Winter Hey and news of her Somehwhat Gothic Christmas gig...

A squeezebox-and -fiddletastic Christmas (plus) to soothe any a jaundiced ear. And all of those in the know. A Spiers & Oates production.

State Of The Union album #4 – a vibrant, life-affirming collection of bluesy acoustic gems from Brooks Williams & Boo Hewerdine.

Our old friends, The Magpies, return to get our Christmas season off to a joyful, atmospheric, start with their new single, Midnight Oil.

Debut album from Brooklyn, NY collective, Fun Facts.  Dreamy post-punk plus intimate, melodic vocals = warm satisfaction.

Look at your watch - time for a reboot of classic early 80s Bill Nelson.

We're at Manchester Academy 2 for a triple bill of Hard Rock with Gun, Kira Mac and Collateral.