South Wind (2018)

This record is the result of a darkness-into-light narrative, and marks the artist's brave return to music. Award-winning Americana composer known for her buttery smooth vocals over poignant lyrics, hints of rootsy folk, and soul-searching melodies.

Radio and TV broadcasts from 1967. From the vaults… .for the connoisseurs.

'Legend' is a label hurled around all too frequently these days, but one singer to whom the term can legitimately be applied is the late Sam Cooke, whose ability to incorporate gospel, folk, R&B, show tunes, blues and pop into a magnificent and seamless blend was truly unique. This 100 hits collection includes some of his greatest hits such as "You Send Me", "Wonderful World", "Twisting The Night Away", "Cupid" and many more!

"An album that's as fascinating in its scope as it is exciting in its delivery" – Folkwords. String Sisters produces a sound that is awe-inspiring and captivating in equal measure. Capable of capturing an audience from the first few notes, their shows are a masterclass in the emotional power of instrumental music and traditional song. From heart-stopping songs performed by Emma Härdelin and Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh to the energetic intensity of the more upbeat fiddle tunes, Between Wind and Water transfers the energy and emotion of their live performances to a studio recording.

It was a musical cocktail born in a marketing meeting: Two parts easy listening, one part jazz, a healthy dollop of conga drums, a sprinkling of bird calls, and a pinch of textless choir. Serve garnished with an alluring woman on the album jacket for best results. Liberty Records co-founder Si Waronker called it Exotica; the soundtrack for a mythical air conditioned Eden, packaged for mid-century, tiki torch-wielding armchair safariers. In the five years after Exotica—Martin Denny’s 1957 landmark Liberty debut—arrived, hundreds of other ethnographic forgeries washed up in record racks all over the U.S., bearing titles like Sophisticated Savage, Sacred Idol, Chant of the Jungle, Polynesian Paradise, Exotic Paradise, Taboo, Primitiva, Forbidden Island, Afrodesia, Hypnotique, Percussion Exotique, and a barrel’s worth of other portmanteaus. “All of those ica and itiva endings I came up with because I thought I was being cute,” Waronker said. “And I don’t know why, but nobody got wise.”

N a career that spans five decades, John Williams has become one of America's most accomplished and successful composers for film and for the concert stage. He has served as music director and laureate conductor of one of the country's treasured musical institutions, the Boston Pops Orchestra, and he maintains thriving artistic relationships with many of the world s great orchestras, including the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic, the Chicago Symphony and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Mr. Williams has received a variety of prestigious awards, including the National Medal of Arts, the Kennedy Center Honor, the Olympic Order, and numerous Academy Awards, Grammy Awards, Emmy Awards and Golden Globe Awards. He remains one of our nation's most distinguished and contributive musical voices. John Williams Conducts is a new CD box set that features all of his definitive recordings for Sony Classical including The Star Wars Trilogy, The Spielberg/Williams Collaboration, Yo-Yo Ma Plays the Music of John Williams, American Journey, Summon the Heroes.

The Patsy Cline Story is a double-record, 24-track collection that Decca released in 1963, shortly after her tragic death. The compilation remains one of the strongest and most thorough retrospectives ever assembled, featuring most of her biggest hits "Walking After Midnight," "She's Got You," "Crazy," "I Fall to Pieces," "Sweet Dreams" plus a number of lesser-known gems like "Why Can't He Be You" and "Leavin' on Your Mind." The presence of these relatively unfamiliar tracks means that the album gives a more rounded and complete picture of Cline's career than 12 Greatest Hits, even if it isn't as thorough as the subsequent four-disc box set The Patsy Cline Collection. In short, The Patsy Cline Story is the ideal introduction for a listener who wants a little more than the basics, but doesn't want to invest in a box set.

Dreamy Alternative Pop and Folk, rich in storytelling, immersed in soundcapes both electronic and organic, while always firmly anchored by Rowan's pure voice and virtuosic guitar playing.

Cycling sisters Kerry and Kirsty MacPhee from South Uist take to social media to find out the nation's favourite cycle routes.