Features

Thursday, July 17, 2025

Field of Research: Indigenous Music and Law in Australia

Aaron Corn reflects on the struggle for Indigenous rights and ceremonial practices to be reflected in Australian law

Thursday, July 17, 2025

Digging in deep with Scottish folk-singer Dick Gaughan’s passionate act of personal and political liberation

“For some reason, it seemed to strike a chord with people, and it is the most successful recording I have made in terms of acclaim and sales”

Thursday, July 17, 2025

Essential 10 Latin Psych Albums – Selected by Adrian Quesada

Charis McGowan finds out the records that inspired Adrian Quesada’s latest psychedelic bolero opus

Thursday, July 17, 2025

Teemu Nikki & Petri Poikolainen's My World: “I was fascinated to put the audience in the wheelchair”

Ian Brennan talks to the acclaimed Finnish film director and one of his leading men about the music in their lives

Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Live Review: Danú, Irish Cultural Centre, London (June 21, 2025)

A night of joyous misrule at London's Irish Cultural Centre from the 30-year-old seven-piece Danú

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Folk Round-Up: Mountain Winds and Gnarled Yarns

Featuring Anthony Ruby, Christina Alden & Alex Patterson, FolkLaw, Andrew Ferguson and Odette Michell

Monday, June 30, 2025

Eliza Carthy: "I wanted to throw my arms around them and tell them that they weren’t alone"

Eliza and Martin Carthy step on a plane to the States with some trepidation, but find warmth and welcome in their friends across the pond

Friday, June 27, 2025

Tampere: Finland’s Music Capital (Advertorial)

After Manchester last year, WOMEX (the Worldwide Music Expo) heads to Tampere, the 'Manchester of the North'. WOMEX 2025 local partner Tapio Korjus, of Rockadillo Production Oy – and a longtime resident – explains the importance of Tampere on the Finnish musical scene

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Roots Round-Up (Natalie Padilla, Danny Paisley, Kassi Valazza, and more)

A selection of essential releases from the US and Canada including new albums from Brivele, Natalie Padilla, Danny Paisley, Kristina Murray and Kassi Valazza

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Q&A: Frente Cumbiero’s Mario Galeano

Mario Galeano discusses cumbia, recording with Theon Cross, heroes of Bogotá’s DIY music scene and Frente Cumbiero’s new album

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

The 4 Corners and Centre of Moonchild Sanelly’s Universe

The South African ‘future ghetto punk’ phenomenon discusses the albums that have informed her fun, bracing and totally unique soundworld

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Dispatch from Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Reporting from a festival that is as much about education and outreach as ensuring audiences see some of the best music Africa has to offer for free

Friday, June 13, 2025

Live Review: Polygon Live LDN

The sonically enhanced environs of Polygon Live LDN at Crystal Palace Park, London, created the perfect atmosphere for a bevy of musical icons to conjure and connect