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New album series launched to support Grassroots Music Venues in the UK which are at imminent risk of being closed permanently. First release Features Billy Bragg, Emily Barker, The Little Unsaid, Edgelarks and more.

Billy Bragg has announced Best Of Billy Bragg at the BBC 1983 – 2019, featuring classic performances by Bragg at the BBC from the early 80s through to the present; fully remastered, featuring many previously unreleased tracks & more.

Billy Bragg has shared a new lyric video for his poignant Not Everything That Counts Can Be Counted which features on his new mini-album Bridges Not Walls released earlier this month on Cooking Vinyl.

Experience Lead Belly’s songs through a new lens as Dan Zanes and Valerie June, Chuck D., Aloe Blacc, Billy Bragg and many others celebrate an American musical icon.

Don’t expect wistful nostalgia, Joe and Billy perform these robust songs because they love them and that passion is persuasive. If you don’t already, you’ll end up loving them too. And it’s a journey well worth taking, particularly alongside these two travelling companions.

The first names for Celtic Connections 2017 are announced with tickets going on sale for Billy Bragg and Joe Henry, The Felice Brothers, Australian guitarist Tommy Emmanuel and Joanne Shaw Taylor.

Read our in-depth interview with Billy Bragg about his forthcoming new album ‘Shine A Light: Field Recordings From The Great American Railroad’ on which he re-partners with producer and musician Joe Henry.

Billy Bragg and Joe Henry have today shared a new video for The L&N Don’t Stop Here Anymore. The track features on their new album Shine A Light: Field Recordings From The Great American Railroad due for release on Sept 23rd 2016.

Billy Bragg and Joe Henry announce new album recorded while travelling across America by Train. Shine A Light features songs originally made famous by Hank Williams, Lead Belly, The Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, Glen Campbell, Gordon Lightfoot & More

Shirley Collins celebrates her 80th Birthday in style at Cecil Sharp House including a tribute concert with guests including Eliza Carthy, Billy Bragg, Jackie Oates , Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker, Martin Wyndham Read, The Askew Sisters and more. Read our live review here.

In part one of our live review of Gate to Southwell Festival Johnny takes in top performances from Ranagri, The Hot Seats, Chris Wood, Billy Bragg & The Young’uns. It was, without a doubt, a superb festival and we have more to come!

With Tom Robinson due to release a new album, his first in 20 years, produced by Gerry Diver and featuring guest contributions from Martin Carthy & Billy Bragg, we were naturally inquisitive. Jon Earl went along to London to catch his ‘rough mix of tunes’. It turned out to be a very memorable evening.