The songs that Shirley Collins sings are like time capsules, each with vast histories waiting to be uncovered. Some have journeyed across decades, even centuries, shape-shifting and meeting each ...

The songs that Shirley Collins sings have been handed down over centuries and traveled across oceans. And now at age 85, the woman who has been called the first lady of English folk music has a new ...

So many artists, so little time. Each week we review a handful of new albums (of all genres), round up even more new music that we'd call "indie," and talk about what metal is coming out. We post ...

In 1931, the Baychimo became trapped in pack ice off the northern coast of Alaska. When the crew abandoned the ship to take shelter for two days, they found that it had broken free and was drifting ...

On Archangel Hill, memories of the English countryside, Collins' family and friends are embedded in each song, just out of reach for the listener... The songs that Shirley Collins sings are like time ...