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Fall in Love With Autumn’s Biggest Interiors Trend

Autumn might be the best time of the year to refresh your home. We look at this season’s interior trends.

In Conversation With Sam Duckworth and Dele Sosimi

We spoke to Sam Duckworth – aka Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly. – and celebrated Afrobeat musician Dele Sosimi about their collaboration on a new album.

5 Minutes With Leigh Folk Festival’s Mick Davison

We took 5 minutes to talk to Chairman of the UK’s largest free folk festival Mick Davison about the event’s origins, how to best enjoy the festival, and what really counts as folk music.

The Boats That Rocked: Southend’s Pirate Radio Scene

In the 1960s, offshore pirate radio stations popped up, offering young people the music programming they craved.

Spring Cleaning: How to Organise Your Record Collection and Keep Them in Top Condition

The arrival of spring is when many of us reorganise our homes and get some much-needed life admin out of the way. For music lovers, spring cleaning might mean finally sorting out your record collection.

How to Make Your Home Office Really Sing

Whether you’re quickly checking a few emails or focussing on an intense project, a home office that works for you makes all the difference in terms of productivity, as well as enhancing your mental wellbeing.

It’s the Most Wonderful Time… for a Beer

For the fourth year running, we’ve enlisted our friends at Leigh on Sea Brewery to create an exclusive Ruark beer for the friends and partners that made 2022 a year to remember.

Zoë Timmers On the Importance of High-Quality Sound

Lifestyle photographer Zoë Timmers discusses her memories of her father, his music set up and extensive record collection.

A Day in the Life With the All-New R2 Mk4

Having a music system that can accompany you through the day is what inspired our latest product, the beautiful R2 Mk4.

5 Minutes With Shaun Keaveny

We took 5 minutes to talk with broadcaster Shaun Keaveny about the future of radio, his favourite albums, and his Ruark R3.

Outdoor Living: Ruark’s Top Tips to Make the Most of the Summer

Not sure how to spend the next couple of months wisely? Read our top tips to make this summer count, whether you’re soaking up the sun or waiting for a break in the clouds.

Life in Perfect Harmony: Bringing the Outdoors in With Koto and Ruark Audio

Temperatures are rising, songbirds are singing and with hopefully plenty more warm days ahead, we’re spending more time outside. Or, trying to bring a taste of the great outdoors into our homes, at least.

Welcome to the New Ruark HQ

Recently our headquarters in Southend on Sea has undergone a little (well not exactly little) renovation and it is this big change which has caused us to take stock and reflect on how far we have come since Ruark began all those years ago.

5 Minutes with Ken Eastman

We took 5 minutes to talk to ceramics maker Ken Eastman, discussing working with clay, where his inspiration stems from and his Ruark R3.

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Ruark Sounds

We’ve curated a selection of playlists to set the perfect tone for your day. Playlists are availble for Spotify, Amazon Music, Deezer and Tidal.

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Latest Playlist

Leigh Folk Festival

Compiled by Ruark & Leigh Folk Festival

A collaborative playlist with Leigh Folk Festival.