Paul Kelly’s Post at 40: the album on which a future star found his voice
It was the launchpad for everything that followed, but the singer-songwriter’s 1985 record – made on the smell of an oily rag, when he was down and out – almost didn’t happen
The reader interview
Post your questions for folk music legend Peggy Seeger
As she marks her 90th birthday with a UK tour and new album, the singer and activist will answer your questions
‘He lived his whole life in that fire’: the tragic story of ‘lost’ singer Jackson C Frank
A school fire, a shooting and mental health issues plagued a man whose legacy is remembered in a new documentary
April 2025
Wizz Jones obituary
Folk album of the month
Zoé Basha: Gamble review – confident debut of a deft new voice in folk
The reader interview
‘The goal of a protest song is to make people feel strong and alive’: Ani DiFranco on Broadway, Fugazi and 30 years of activism
Gigspanner Big Band: Turnstone review – an elegance unmatched in British folk
Michael Hurley, hero of the US folk underground, dies aged 83
The reader interview
Post your questions for Ani DiFranco
March 2025
Zadie Smith on the magic of Tracy Chapman: ‘She didn’t just look like us – she was singing our songs’
One to watch
One to watch: Jacob Alon
Mumford & Sons: Rushmere review – back to dreary basics
Alison Krauss & Union Station: Arcadia review – a fresh start
Folk album of the month
Savina Yannatou, Primavera en Salonico and Lamia Bedioui: Watersong review – aquatic hymns
Ranked
Raw, romantic and radical: Joan Baez’s 20 greatest songs – ranked!
‘They’re still under there, they never got out’: the Futureheads’ Barry Hyde commemorates his mining heritage
Liz Overs: Nightjar review – a shimmering debut rich in folklore
Global album of the month
Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek: Yarın Yoksa review – a feast of woozy Turkish psych
Womadelaide 2025: Róisín Murphy, Khruangbin and others lead a blissful, sweltering weekend
How we made
‘It sounds terrible but I listen to it 30 times a day’: how the Lumineers made Ho Hey
