Kate Rusby
Of all the stars in folk music's wondrous firmament few shine as brightly as Yorkshire's Kate Rusby. A remarkable interpretive singer with a back catalogue spanning two decades, Kate's vocals...
Arts Awards from Gŵyl Coda Festival
Our friends at sister festival Gŵyl Coda are busy busy busy! Their arts awards are open now – but just until 17th March. All you need to let them know what you'd do with up to £1,000 to...
Chibundu Onuzo
Nigerian novelist Chibundu is Faber and Faber's youngest ever female signing. Her first novel won a Betty Trask award.
Evita Too presented by Sh!t Theatre
A preview for Evita Too, a brand new future-cult musical from the multi award-winning Sh!t Theatre. Disco dictators Louise and Becca and their very well behaved Chorus of Interns bring you a show...
Michael Symmons Roberts
Michael Symmons Roberts is a multi-award winning poet, librettist, novelist and Professor of Poetry at Manchester Metropolitan University.
Luke Bretherton
Luke is Professor of Theological Ethics and Senior Fellow of the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University.
Ann Pettifor
Sovereign debt expert Ann is director of the PRIME economics network and a member of Labour's Economic Advisory Committee.
Bee Cart presented by Pif-Paf Theatre
Bee Cart presented by Pif-Paf Theatre Bee guides Bombus and Borage have left the hive with the bee cart – their mobile world of interaction and surreal but true information exploring all things...
SleepTalking
This young Bristol five-piece has bucketloads of grungy punk energy, a charismatic singer and a dark imagination: imagine Axl Rose fronting the Manic Street Preachers. They were discovered, playing...
Speech Debelle
Hip-hop artist Speech Debelle is a million miles from your stereotypical rapper in most respects apart from recognition: her emotionally vulnerable, introspective debut Speech Therapy won the 2009...
This Evil Thing presented by Michael Mears
Michael Mears's extensive acting career includes being an award-winning performer of his own original solo plays for theatre and radio.
Wildwood Kin
The first thing that strikes you about the second album by Wildwood Kin, self-titled because it captures the band's artistic vision so completely, is just how natural it sounds. The voices of three...
Will Varley
Imagine the lovechild of Arlo Guthrie and Damien Rice, with a foul mouth and a head full of politics, and you might get some idea of Will Varley. A typical live show can feature heartbreaking ballads...
Newton Faulkner
The singer-songwriter once dubbed the British Jack Johnson has proved to be a much more intriguing proposition. Sure, he can hold a crowd with just a voice and a distinctive percussive guitar sound,...
Paradise Lost (lies unopened beside me) presented by Lost Dog Dance
Ben Duke is artistic director and co-founder of Lost Dog. He won the 2016 National Dance Critics' Award for Outstanding Male Performance.