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Ludovic Hunter-Tilney selects his must-read titles
Born a year apart and just miles from each other, two books chart the singers’ contrasting careers of decibels, debauchery, depression — and death
Ludovic Hunter-Tilney selects his best mid-year reads
Tenor Mark Padmore is a powerful presence in Tansy Davies’s new opera
Jackson C Frank’s song has been covered by Simon and Garfunkel, Nick Drake and Laura Marling
Album cuts attest to the powerful range of the artist’s voice – as folk singer and muse to a jug-band belter
The septuagenarian singer and songwriter is relishing his rehabiliation
‘Cult following, until it reaches a critical mass, feels like no following at all’
A hint of Norwegian ice sends chills through all the rustles in the hedgerow
Musician Nick Drake’s mother’s self-penned, home-recorded songs from 60 years ago
The pianist and his trio burrow deep into left-field pop and the American songbook
Debut album of the winner of the BBC sound of 2012 poll
The American artist limped on stage, but still set the audience singing with little more than a wave and a smile
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