- 26 October 2025
On the day we turn the clocks back, ready for winter, we were transported by...
- 25 October 2025
Well, what has Oscar Wilde got to do with early music? It’s complicated but it...
- 23 October 2025
Viols of all sizes were very popular in Tudor and Stuart Britain but they fell...
- 22 October 2025
Craig Jordan-Baker discusses his new book Brick Dust, exploring themes of family, hoarding, and the...
- 20 October 2025
Isn’t it rather naughty to be obsessed with nuns? Well, when their music is so...
Reviews
The City Will Crumble
- 10 May 2012
Although posted as a comment on the isolating nature of city life and the effect...
A Tribute to Gil Scott-Heron
- 9 May 2012
Musical hero Gil Scott-Heron died last May, and in this tribute publisher Jamie Byng, poet...
Jerusalem Quartet & Alexander Melnikov (piano)
- 9 May 2012
I’m so glad I heard this brilliant young quartet and their Russian companion, and glad...






