Composer, promoter, workshop facilitator and 2022 Sound and Music Composer-Curator participant Steven Chell tells us the Durham folk tale of the Lambton Worm, and walks us through how he uses it as a base inspiration for The Loathsome Worm, his music-making workshops for young composers.
In celebration of LGBTQ+ History Month, we invited writers, researchers and thinkers to pitch us editorial on queer music, sounds and the people who make it. This article by writer Seth Pereira asks why the UK rap scene hasn't yet seen an openly queer rapper go mainstream.
In celebration of LGBTQ+ History Month, we invited writers, researchers and thinkers to pitch us editorial on queer music, sounds and the people who make it. This article exploring the role of community in electronic music is by writer and photographer Mallory Bea.
In celebration of LGBTQ+ History Month, we invited writers, researchers and thinkers to pitch us editorial on queer music, sounds and the people who make it. This article exploring queer links in the British musical history is by writer and researcher Frankie Dytor.
In this new instalment of the 'Sounds of...' series on the British Music Collection, professional fiddler, composer, recording and touring artist and part of Sound and Music's New Voices 2021 programme, Jennifer Wrigley shares with us the aural traditions of her native Orkney, an archipelago off of the northeastern coast of Scotland.
Listen to the sounds of the 2022 Summer School as we share an eclectic selection of music created by students at the week-long residential.
To celebrate the launch of Discover - a new podcast created as part of the Digital Residency opportunity on the British Music Collection, we are delighted to share a selection of music brought to you by Thursley Radio.
In this new monthly video series, Marc Yeats explores his relationship to composing, painting and landscape.
In partnership with the LGBTQ+ Music Study Group, we invited writers, researchers and thinkers to pitch us editorial on queer music, sounds and the people who make it. The final of these - by Michael Betteridge - is published today.
In partnership with the LGBTQ+ Music Study Group, we invited writers, researchers and thinkers to pitch us editorial on queer music, sounds and the people who make it. The third of these - by Laura Iredale - is published today.
