Books & arts
16 February 2012
New Bob Dylan and Paul McCartney albums in a single week? Close enough, writes Andrew Ford
Books & arts
10 February 2012
If you think every combination of instruments has been tried, think again, writes Andrew Ford
Books & arts
8 November 2011
Telling our own stories through the arts is obviously a good thing, writes Andrew Ford, but what does it mean in practice?
Books & arts
22 October 2011
Ageing pop musicians find themselves caught between expectations, writes Andrew Ford
Books & arts
5 October 2011
Musical notation is both more and less precise than writing and reading words, writes Andrew Ford
Books & arts
12 September 2011
For babies, it’s yes to Bach but no to Mozart
Books & arts
10 August 2011
Increasingly people are watching rather than simply listening to recorded music, writes Andrew Ford
From the archive
13 July 2011
Does a good cause make good art?
Books & arts
6 June 2011
MUSIC | Andrew Ford explores the darkness at the junction of pop music and other genres
Books & arts
10 May 2011
It was 1958, the year Brazil won the World Cup. National pride was at its zenith, writes Andrew Ford, and you can hear it in the music
Books & arts
15 March 2011
How do you compose for a brass band? Andrew Ford went to Yorkshire to find out
Books & arts
13 December 2010
Andrew Ford reviews Stephen Sondheim’s autobiographical masterclass in lyric-writing
Books & arts
5 February 2009
Like his trio music, Keith Jarrett’s solo concerts draw on enduring music forms, writes Andrew Ford