Simon Miller

The Unthanks have gained considerable acclaim as an eclectically influenced folk group centred around the stunning vocal harmonies ...

Haddon Hall, When David Invented Bowie, is a charming semi-fictional account of the late rock legend’s formative years ...

The British government's focus during Xi Jinping's elaborate state visit was the £30 billion of potential investment from ...

This is a recreation of the classic 1993 La Candela Viva that went on to become one of ...

Jessica Pratt's sound is difficult to define, ethereal and dreamy as if she inhabits a folk world from ...

Alasdair Roberts - contemporary purveyor of traditional, almost medieval sounding, Scottish music - continues to impress with a ...

After the low key second album of covers, this is a welcome return to the classy balladry of ...

In the final hours of an epic two-year campaign, the future of Scotland and the UK hangs in ...

Just one month out from the referendum, as he prepares for the second televised duel with Alex Salmond ...

Pfitzner is an unusual choice for this record. Though his music is not inferior his Nazi leanings (despite ...

As with recent work by Rumer, the eighth album from this US-based Welsh singer-songwriter conjures up a mood ...

Rooted in the Western Saharan song and rhythm traditions, yet incorporating influences from Spanish, Malian and Cuban genres, ...

On his fifth album, Kjellvander crafts beautiful Swedish backwoods new country sounds with a warm, sonorous vocal reminiscent ...

The long-awaited and weighty White Paper on Scottish Independence was published on Tuesday, pitching a highly detailed political ...

David Rotheray, co-founder of the Beautiful South, returns with a breezy and melancholy collection of what he describes ...

The starkness begins in the title track. With precision lyrics, in a slightly cracked voice, Johnny Flynn captures ...

Vieux Farka Touré, son of the legendary Ali Farka Touré, is a maestro of West African guitar music. ...

The biggest thing is trying to make my music sound vast and big as sometimes we can feel ...

There has been no decrease in the number of transplants, and no other explanation of sources offered by ...

Bowie has a massive fan base, many of whom had assumed that years of near silence meant that ...

A Beethoven harmony for an ancient hymn was found by Professor Cooper alongside original sketches of the Missa ...

Alt-J's debut album, An Awesome Wave, saw off stiff competition from both young and veteran artists for best ...

It is difficult to classify the Danish group Efterklang. Chamber pop has been used to describe their semi-orchestral, ...

As the warmth of the Olympics flames subside, friction between the Yes and No campaigns for Scottish independence ...

With the Olympic opening ceremony taking place this Friday, years of transport preparations for the games are about ...

A new test and handbook for those seeking British citizenship will focus more on UK culture and history, ...

Rousing Scottish music and poetry as a number of minority parties joined forces with the Scottish National Party ...