The best folk music albums of 2016
The best folk music albums of 2016, regularly updated with picks from culture editor Martin Chilton. The albums are listed purely in the order in which they have been reviewed.
This Midsummer Night’s Dream gives Shakespeare back to the people
The big, brave idea behind Erica Whyman’s production, set in a war-torn, Blitz-damaged Britain of the Forties, is to have different amateur-dramatic groups perform cheek-by-jowl with the professional ensemble.