Music from England’s Golden Age: Sublime sacred music soaring above intrigues of church and state, and intimate lute songs full of love and longing. This Air is from Royall Consort — Sett No. 2. This ...

Only listening to music in English shuts doors to other rhythms, textures, sounds and especially words. It’s like only watching American films: you're gonna miss great works. Yes, Spanish‑language ...

Generous investment in Seoul, Bogotá and beyond has created local artists who can rip up the world stage. Meanwhile, the UK cuts its funding The dominance of English-language pop music appears to be ...

The Leeds band won last year’s prize with their debut album ‘This Could Be Texas’ and were on hand at this year’s ceremony last night (October 16) at Newcastle’s Utilita Arena, where Sam Fender beat ...

My new play Folk focuses on two Somerset sisters whose – uncredited – recall of traditional songs helped Cecil Sharp save the music from extinction. It’s an ambivalent legacy My play began in a flash ...