The pandemic may have canceled live performances and theatrical releases for most of 2020, but for movie music lovers, that simply meant more time at home listening to their favorite music, including music. numerous releases of music never heard before outside of their original cinematic contexts. “There’s always an insatiableRead More →
Year in music: 2020 albums If there’s a silver lining this year, it’s the number of albums we’ve received from some of the biggest and best in the business. It seemed that with Covid-19 forcing everyone to postpone or cancel their tours and festival appearances, it gave them more timeRead More →
Nadia Boulanger is known more as a teacher than a composer, and the work of her sister Lili, who died in the pandemic a century ago, has been almost entirely overlooked. In these crystal-clear performances, Phan and Huang make an almost eloquent argument for the enduring value of their music.Read More →
A number of artists have delivered some of the best albums this year despite the pandemic wreaking havoc. Celebrities topped the charts and managed to deliver outstanding performances throughout the year with their albums. Songs from the albums managed to make it to Billboard’s Hot 100 list or to dominateRead More →
Most of us would like to erase many memories of 2020 as the year draws to a close. But for music lovers, this past year has been remarkably good. Forced closures, quarantines and social distancing meant that there were no tours or concerts. It hit musicians’ livelihoods hard and disappointedRead More →
Regardless of how we consumed dance music in 2020, the fact remains – while the live events just didn’t happen, the music that fuels them has continued to come. And during a singular moment in history when many of us had a lot more free time, listening to albums inRead More →
It’s that time of year again when, as editor-in-chief, I have the joy of picking my personal favorite. Top 100 Folk Music Albums of 2020 which have been covered on Folk Radio UK by our team over the past year. Of course, like all of the albums featured on FolkRead More →