Interviews with leading figures from the arts
10 Questions for folk singer-songwriter Olivia Chaney - 'deeply personal songs that open out to the universal'
Monday, 25 March 2024The British folk artist and singer songwriter Olivia Chaney released her third solo album this week, as we break out into springtime, and she’ll be touring sporadically around the UK over the next few months, with a showcase at London’s Union Chapel in June.
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theartsdesk Q&A: Singer Dee C Lee
Saturday, 23 March 2024Dee C Lee was born Diane Sealy in London in 1961. She is best known for her 1985 hit “See the Day”, later covered by Girls Aloud, and for being in two of the Eighties' most notable pop acts, The Style Council and WHAM!. But she was also prolifically involved in multiple other musical projects, and now has a new album appearing, Just Something, her first in over 25 years.
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