Features
The tower of Babel Med falls
"I sincerely hope that Babel Med – or some equivalent – will return in 2019"
"I sincerely hope that Babel Med – or some equivalent – will return in 2019"
Reportage from a rollocking night of magical folk mischief and fun-fuelled rock'n'roll at a sold-out Electric Ballroom, Camden
A selection of essential releases from the US and Canada including new albums from Watchhouse, Justin Golden, Deerlady, Alexis Chartrand and Cyrille Aimée
There's a new rising star on Dublin's folk scene. We speak to the multi-instrumentalist and singer, John Francis Flynn, about his genre-assimilating solo debut
Banjo wunderkind Nora Brown unveils her new EP, in collaboration with Stephanie Coleman
The music of the world has been constantly shaped by its wider contexts – from politics to economics and social movements. Here Chris Moss selects the most important genres to have been born across the last 100-plus years
Ciro De Rosa speaks to Stefano Valla of the group Bellanöva about how the shawm-like piffero tradition lives on in northern Italy's Four Provinces
The up-and-coming Scottish group speak about all things Gaelic and their forthcoming debut release, Moch
East-meets-West as Opera North and South Asian Arts-UK present their riveting modern-day makeover of Monteverdi’s mythical marvel, L'Orfeo
Songlines’ editors Jo Frost and Simon Broughton select their favourite albums of 2017
EMEL’s latest album sees her work with a completely female team to make one of the most unapologetically forthright and adventurous albums of the year
Joe Rainey, Gaye Su Akyol & Sainkho Namtchylak sang at the hyper-diverse festival that bills itself as 'The Ideal Antidote For Paranoia & Hysteria'
Nathaniel Handy is captivated by the musical spells conjured up by a collective of artists in response to The Lost Words book
Doug DeLoach immerses himself in the ecstatic and positive music of Haitian band Chouk Bwa, who are about to embark on their debut UK tour
Start your journey and discover the very best music from around the world.
Subscribe