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Sniff, sip and swill: a wine afternoon with Jilly Goolden

The woman who helped turn the nation on to wine in the 1980s now runs tasting courses at her home

Published: 12 Sep 2015

Sniff, sip and swill: a wine afternoon with Jilly Goolden

Greenland: the magnetic north in pictures

Published: 18 Jan 2010

Greenland: the magnetic north in pictures
Bergs and brutal beauty in Greenland's magnetic north

Published: 16 Jan 2010

Bergs and brutal beauty in Greenland's magnetic north

Storytime with knobs on

With the visuals gone, Laurie Anderson's odd narratives and spellbinding voice go back to basics in Homeland, writes Carol McDaid

Published: 3 May 2008

Storytime with knobs on

Putting the cross into skiing

A cross-country skiing trip in Norway has Carol McDaid swearing with frustration – until someone puts a rifle into her hands

Published: 3 Feb 2008

Putting the cross into skiing

My nights with the maharajahs

Carol McDaid meets the heirs to the royal dynasties of Rajasthan, staying in their extraordinary ancient palaces and fortresses and taking part in village life

Published: 6 Jan 2008

My nights with the maharajahs

Womad – review

Womad's 25th anniversary was memorable on many levels, writes Carol McDaid

Published: 5 Aug 2007

Womad – review

6-Love-6 With John McEnroe; Front Row: Tom Stoppard; Who Breaks a Butterfly On a Wheel; Well Met in Woolton – review

From McEnroe on the phone to McCartney on the day he met Lennon, it was nostalgia all the way, writes Carol McDaid

Published: 7 Jul 2007

6-Love-6 With John McEnroe; Front Row: Tom Stoppard; Who Breaks a Butterfly On a Wheel; Well Met in Woolton – review

Sting – review

Sting casts the melancholy songs of John Dowland in a surprising new light, writes Carol McDaid

Published: 8 Oct 2006

Sting – review

Lupe Fiasco; Jet; Beck; Lindsey Buckingham; Chris Garrick & John Etheridge; Estrella Morente – review

Other pop, jazz and folk CDs: Lupe Fiasco | Jet | Beck | Lindsey Buckingham | Chris Garrick & John Etheridge | Estrella Morente

Published: 30 Sep 2006

Lupe Fiasco; Jet; Beck; Lindsey Buckingham; Chris Garrick & John Etheridge; Estrella Morente – review
Scissor Sisters, Ta-Dah

This week's other pop, jazz and world CDs.

Published: 16 Sep 2006

Scissor Sisters, Ta-Dah

The Roots, Game Theory

Other pop, jazz and world CDs: The Roots | Tortoise | Kasabian | Paris | Nucleus | The Rough Guide to the Music of Iran

Published: 26 Aug 2006

The Roots, Game Theory
Other pop and jazz cds

Blood on the Wall | Black Grass | Captain | Various | Stan Tracey Trio & Guy Barker | Oki

Published: 12 Aug 2006

Other pop and jazz cds

Talland Bay hotel, Cornwall

Talland is a small enclave on the Cornish coast between Looe and Polperro. Once a favourite with smugglers and the scene of many a shipwreck, it is now home to Richard and Judy.

Published: 11 Jun 2006

Talland Bay hotel, Cornwall

Herbert, Scale

Pop/jazz/folk CDs: Herbert | Orson | Six Organs of Admittance | AFI | Phil Woods | Thomas Mapfumo

Published: 28 May 2006

Herbert, Scale

Seeley, Reed, O'Neal, Braun, Alexander

Jazz and roots CDs: Seeley, Reed, O'Neal, Braun, Alexander | Brokeback Mountain OST

Published: 21 Jan 2006

Seeley, Reed, O'Neal, Braun, Alexander

Cream of the Crescent

Jazz and world CDs: Cream of the Crescent | Cheikh Lo

Published: 5 Nov 2005

Cream of the Crescent

Geoff Gascoyne, Keep it to Yourself

Jazz and world CDs: Geoff Gascoyne | Songs From the Steppes

Published: 22 Oct 2005

Geoff Gascoyne, Keep it to Yourself
Liane Carroll, Standard Issue

Published: 8 Oct 2005

Liane Carroll, Standard Issue
Hopelessly devoted

Published: 1 Oct 2005

Hopelessly devoted

Matt Wates Sextet, Ghost Dance

Jazz and world CDs: Matt Wates Sextet | Thione Seck

Published: 3 Sep 2005

Matt Wates Sextet, Ghost Dance

Womad – review

At Womad the only knee-jerk reaction is the urge to dance, says Carol McDaid

Published: 6 Aug 2005

Womad – review

Gary Burton, Next Generation

Jazz and world CDs: Gary Burton | Hossein Alizadeh & Djivan Gaspaaryan

Published: 30 Jul 2005

Gary Burton, Next Generation
Tim Garland, If the Sea Replied

Published: 23 Jul 2005

Tim Garland, If the Sea Replied
Masters of the groove

Published: 2 Jul 2005

Masters of the groove

Bring on the bicarb

Leo Hickman tells the story of his ethical living experiment in A Life Stripped Bare.

Published: 11 Jun 2005

Bring on the bicarb

Martha Wainwright – review

Martha Wainwright's solo London debut has been a long time coming – and it's a triumph, writes Carol McDaid

Published: 30 Apr 2005

Martha Wainwright – review

Nomads on Tyne

World music: Carol McDaid on the BBC Radio 3 awards for world music.

Published: 12 Mar 2005

Nomads on Tyne

The old ones are the best

Folk: Carol McDaid on Planxty

Published: 5 Feb 2005

The old ones are the best

Long and winding road to the land of the mountain mantra

It takes a week to reach, and the altitude makes you sick when you arrive, but Ladakh is a slice of Himalayan heaven for Carol McDaid

Published: 16 Jan 2005

Long and winding road to the land of the mountain mantra

Pain, gore and war. Lovely

Martin Carthy with Peggy Seeger & Guests
Purcell Room, London SE1

Published: 16 Oct 2004

Pain, gore and war. Lovely

This much I know This much I know

Rufus Wainwright, Singer-songwriter.

Published: 4 Sep 2004

This much I know

Desert rebels get the blues - but as for Verdi...

World: Carol McDaid on Womad

Published: 31 Jul 2004

Desert rebels get the blues - but as for Verdi...

And it's two, four, six, eight, ululate...

World: In an inspired move away from blasé Hackney, the third annual world music awards found their feet and a rapt audience last Tuesday in the hardcore plush of Edinburgh's Usher Hall.

Published: 13 Mar 2004

And it's two, four, six, eight, ululate...

Guinea's worth

World music: Manecas Costa

Published: 15 Nov 2003

Guinea's worth

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