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Jazz, Folk & World

Thea Gilmore, Queen Elizabeth Hall, review

Singer-songwriter Thea Gilmore has smoothed out her sound but is still a singular talent, says Leah Hyslop.

Hugh Laurie: Didn't It Rain - exclusive behind-the-scenes pictures

Exclusive: See behind-the-scenes shots of Hugh Laurie recording his new album, Didn't It Rain, and read what producer Joe Henry thought of the sessions.

Steve Martin and Edie Brickell discuss Love Has Come For You

Video: American comedian Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, the wife of Paul Simon, talk about their new album Love Has Come For You.

Kansas City Blues comes to Cheltenham

American singer Michael Roach will join British bands at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival to celebrate the music of the great Kansas City Blues shouters such as Big Joe Turner and Little Jimmy Rushing.

The Strand: Steve Earle Special

The American singer-songwriter talks to Mark Coles about his new album The Low Highway.

Miriam Makeba, musician and activist, celebrated in Google doodle

Miriam Makeba, the South African singer and civil rights activist who died in 2008, has had her birthday commemorated in a Google doodle.

John Prine: 10 great songs

John Prine is one of the leading modern songwriters, his work praised highly by Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash. Here, Martin Chilton picks 10 of his finest compostions.