“adding some sparkle to people’s lives”

WHEREVER you may find The Silhouette Band – whether it’s at their Wednesday night social or the many gigs they play at local venues – you’ll always hear rampant foot tapping and cheer. It’s the kind o

From the noisy streets, community cafés and surprisingly verdant cemeteries of Southeast London have risen CAROLINE : a confoundingly brilliant eight-piece band with no obvious frontperson, fusing choral folk with fractured post-rock and experimental pop. As Sam Richards discovers, they haven’t made life easy for themselves. “But there has to be a vulnerability of some sort. Otherwise, what’s the point?”

From pop star to Kitchen Disco icon, Sophie Ellis-Bextor has brought joy to lives and homes across the globe. She talks to Rosamund Dean about marriage, menopause and why the music must go on

Queen took Live Aid by storm when they ran on to the stage at Wembley to perform their greatest hits – so why do Brian May and Roger Taylor recall the band being so apprehensive beforehand?

Wendy Rigg is planning a summer of festival fun – but what is it about nostalgic music that makes us feel so good?

Close harmonies, smooth grooves, infighting and ‘the bag’: making an album on stage