Shirley and lee

There's four new 40th Anniversary Editions!

"We cut seven songs in the studio already," says Christine McVie

Lodestar is released on November 4

The Manics release their 12th album, Futurology, on Monday (July 7) – here, we head back to the November 2011 issue of Uncut (Take 174) to hear James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire and Sean Moore talk us through their history, and introduce us to their next stage, “the third and final great leap forward…” Words: David Quantick

I first came across the English folk singer Sam Lee just over a year ago, when I wrote about a tribute album to Peter Bellamy. Alongside more familiar names like The Unthanks and Trembling Bells, it was Lee’s version of “Puck’s Song” that stood out, as he cut a fine path through an artful mix of old folk recordings and incantatory drones.

Paul McCartney and Tom Jones are set to perform at a concert to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee this summer.

Great Scot draws deep from the wellspring of British folk + Q&A

A rare and remarkable interview with the elusive folk singer

Shirley Collins, Richard Thompson and a previously unreleased Anne Briggs recording!

Neil Young, Shane MacGowan, The Quarrymen, Hurray For The Riff Raff, Martin Carthy, Squeeze, a 15-track Topic CD and more in the new Uncut