Folk music
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Other lives: Singer and guitarist with the English R&B and blues-based rock band the Downliners Sect, which he formed in the 1960s
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Fifty years after her death, friends and fans including Al Sharpton assess the legacy of a singer who took gospel mainstream and became ‘as big as Beyoncé’
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4 out of 5 stars.
Alexis Petridis's album of the week Mavis Staples & Levon Helm: Carry Me Home review – a final blaze of glory for the late Band musician
4 out of 5 stars.On poignant yet defiant recordings made in 2011 shortly before Helm’s death, Staples’ commanding vocals give enormous vibrancy to blues, folk and soul standards -
Kalush Orchestra gives impromptu rendition of Stefania, which includes lyrics ‘I’ll always find my way home’
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At 75 and 80 years old, the much-loved musicians have finally re-formed to pay tribute to their folk-blues heroes. They explain how old records taught them how to play – and how to live
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After two long years, festivals are back – but tickets are in short supply. Here are some options if you’ve missed out, featuring rave-jazz parties, fairground rides and organic psychedelia
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Musicians from Bob Geldof to Robbie Williams and Lisa Maffia reveal what they did – and how they felt – after the hits dried up and the crowds vanished
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The synthpop maestro used lockdown to revisit folk songs he’d written in the 1970s, inspired by whichever chord he’d learned that day
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She considered herself something of a failure – but the revered singer-songwriter’s autobiography shows her to be one of a kind
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The Yugoslavian was forced to Germany, then moved to the US and brought psychedelic wonder to his native music. After a rediscovery in a Hollywood record store, he can finally be heard
Folk album of the month Alison Cotton: The Portrait You Painted of Me review – eerie, filmic incantations
4 out of 5 stars.