A new music festival is coming to East London this summer aiming to offer an alternative to the fast pace of modern life with an all-seated, slow movement-inspired event in Central Park.
Joshua Burnside talks about his new album 'It’s Not Going to be Okay', which finds the singer-songwriter grappling with grief following the death of his best friend
Billy Rough listens to new folk releases from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Northern Irish singer-songwriter’s latest album deemed pick of the bunch, as he takes home first-ever Folk Album of the Year award
Simon Broughton speaks to David Harrington about Kronos Quartet's Forgive Us For, an album that features music from Palestine, Iceland and Ukraine
Announcing Hajda Banda's Niepraudzivaya as the winner of the Songlines Readers' Album of the Year 2025
Tinariwen – Musical allies share stories and explain why the Touareg group are one of the 21st century's most important guitar bands
Altın Gün – Dutch powerhouse quintet pay tribute to Turkish folk bard
LA NIÑA – The Italian singer who had a breakthrough with an album sung in Napolitano
Hornbill Festival – Inside Nagaland's extraordinary tribal gathering
Daughters of Donbas – The emotional project bringing a light to Ukraine's stolen children
Olodum – The samba-reggae groove that has redefined Salvador culture
Shakuhachi – Clive Bell picks his Essential 10 albums
Simon Armitage – A musical chat with the Poet Laureate
Cymande – How the British-Caribbean band's extended ode to peace became a hip-hop institution
Ones to Watch 2026 – Previewing the most exciting albums of the year ahead
+ 15-track Top of the World album (CD & download)
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