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Music / 15 April 2026
15 April 2026

STEVE JOHNSON speaks to JIM MORAY about an album that marks 25 years since his first

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Culture / 13 April 2026
13 April 2026

New releases from Claire Vine, Amy Leach and Alasdair Paul, Brooks Williams and Aaron Catlow

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Album review / 31 March 2026
31 March 2026

STEVE JOHNSON recommends an exceptional album that explores the narrative folk tradition often with a strong political message

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Interview / 20 February 2026
20 February 2026

STEVE JOHNSON speaks to ANGUS REID about his new film — free to watch for Morning Star readers — that documents Cuba’s revolutionary new family code

SJ albums
Album reviews / 16 February 2026
16 February 2026

New releases from The Thumping Tommys, Dan O’Farrell and The Difference Engine, and Sean Taylor

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Best of 2025 / 22 December 2025
22 December 2025

STEVE JOHNSON picks his favourites from the many memorable albums of the year, and one stunning new festival

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Music / 11 December 2025
11 December 2025
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Album Review / 4 November 2025
4 November 2025

STEVE JOHNSON salutes the mellifluous tones and clear-minded political message of a uniquely relevant Birmingham-born singer-songwriter

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Festival Review / 7 October 2025
7 October 2025

STEVE JOHNSON relishes a celebration of the commonality of folk music and its links with the struggles of working people the world over

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Album Review / 13 August 2025
13 August 2025

STEVE JOHNSON recommends a protest album with a harder edge than many in the genre

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Interview / 29 July 2025
29 July 2025

STEVE JOHNSON speaks to DJ and singer/songwriter Mark Radcliffe

Albums
Album reviews / 21 July 2025
21 July 2025

New releases from Christina Alden and Alex Patterson, Odette Michell, Clementine Lovell