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The new April/May Songlines podcast is now available through iTunes
Posted on March 16th, 2012 in Recent Posts by Nasim Masoud.
This podcast includes highlights from the April/May 2012 issue of Songlines (#83), opening with music from Seth Lakeman’s new album Tales from the Barrel House. Songlines editor-in-chief, Simon Broughton, plays an excerpt by Carolina Chocolate Drops, a bonus track from this issue’s My World feature with Huey Morgan. There is also music by panpipe band Narasirato from the Solomon Islands.
Features include: Julian May on Seth Lakeman, Nasim Masoud with the Songlines Music Awards 2012 nominations and Simon Broughton on the Madagascar All Stars. Nathaniel Handy brings you the latest news with the Official UK World Music Album Chart and more. The podcast ends with music from West Bengal as well as Pete Lockett with Rajasthani Folk Musicians playing live at Jodhpur Riff 2010.
You can listen to the podcast on iTunes here or subscribe to our podcasts via RSS feed here.
The next Songlines podcast, featuring highlights from the June issue (#84), will be available from April 27 2012.
Latitude 2012
Posted on March 12th, 2012 in News, Recent Posts by Sophie Marie Atkinson.
The countdown has truly begun.
I’m not sure about you but I can’t cast my eye over a social media site without updates on festival line-ups and people wavering over which tickets to buy…
One of my festival highlights of last year was unquestionably Latitude, and I was pleased as punch to see that this year’s line-up included even more epic artists including Songlines favourites Amadou and Mariam, Fatoumata Diawara and Buena Vista Social Club, among the slightly more avant-garde but equally as cool: Bon Iver, Tune-Yards, Alabama Shakes, Esperanza Spalding and Francois & The Atlas Mountains and Bwani Junction.
Music-wise, Latitude is already shaping up to be a dream weekend, and that’s before we’ve even mentioned the theatre, dance, painted sheep, churros, gorgeous setting, comedy, cinema or classical music…
Only 137 days to go…!
Website Upgrade
Posted on March 10th, 2012 in News, Recent Posts by Alexandra Petropoulos.
Exciting news! We’ve been busy upgrading our website and have some brand new features that we hope you will enjoy.
You are now able to manage your subscription to Songlines, renew it when it expires and update your contact details online. To make the site secure, you now have your own personal login, which will be emailed to you shortly.
Our site also now features a brand new online shop where you can purchase any missed issues of Songlines or choose from our range of merchandise, including calendars and T-shirts.
We hope you enjoy the changes and look forward to your feedback!
http://songlines.circdata-solutions.co.uk/ShoppingCart
April/May (#83) issue on sale March 16
Posted on March 8th, 2012 in Recent Posts by Alexandra Petropoulos.
Whew! The April/May 2012 (#83) issue has been sent off to press and will be on sale next week. Here are some of the exciting things to look forward to in the next issue:
Folk star Seth Lakeman and his stories from the barrel house
Guest playlist from Huey Morgan
The Songlines Music Awards 2012 nominees
Senegal’s hip-hop artists who will stop at nothing to overturn the political injustices
The panpipers from the Solomon Islands, Narasirato
Madagascar All Stars
Juan de Marcos González
A bonus CD Sounds of South Asia at Southbank Centre
And a chance to win a trip to Malaysia for the Rainforest World Music Festival
The issue goes on sale March 16 and should hit subscribers’ doormats a few days before.
