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January 2026 Issue Is Out Now!

End-of-year special featuring Songlines Music Awards 2025 (the best global music of the year) plus exclusive Kneecap interview, Alice Gerrard, Peggy Seeger, Gloria Estefan and in-depth klezmer essay

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Gatherings: Dave Brewis’s deeply rooted portrait of Britain’s living folk traditions

Sophie Parkes talks with filmmaker Dave Brewis about Gatherings, his new documentary series exploring Britain’s remarkable folk rituals

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Introducing: Nusantara Beat

Paul Bowler speaks to Gino Groeneveld of the high-flying collective putting a psychedelic spin on classic Indonesian sounds

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The 4 Corners and Centre of Hollie Cook’s Universe

British reggae’s ‘orator of love’ takes us on a tour of the albums that crafted her groove and shaped her artistic vision

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Take Note: Chimano

The singer-songwriter talks to Erin Cobby about life and music after taking a break from Kenya’s biggest Afropop band

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Label of Love: CSB Productions

Chris Wheatley finds out about an intercultural imprint curating styles from Algerian flute music and Great Plains atmospherics to Malian techno

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Mikey Kenney interview: “Music can be a cure, a reprieve; it’s therapy”

Sophie Parkes speaks to the Liverpudlian musician about finding his muse amid a heavy news cycle and the limitations of being labelled a ‘folk’ artist