Sophie Parkes sits down with a collective intent on finding different ways to approach and interpret traditional music. They still don’t have a formula worked out, nor do they want one
Huw Hennessy sits down with a Scottish smallpipes innovator who has been patiently biding his time before releasing his first solo album
Ahmet Ozan Baysal investigates the role of ritual, music and the bağlama in Alevi identity formation within the UK
Simon Broughton heads to the Orkney Folk Festival for a breathtaking and inspiring finale
Fresh from the release of her ambitious ensemble album, In Between, the singer-composer waxes lyrical about cultural life in her new home of Valencia
Vincent Moon heads to Japan for an incendiary encounter with the enigmatic howling poet, Kazuki Tomokawa
Yves Lambert is celebrating half a century of making music by continuing to push the boundaries of Québécois folk. “I’m more and more experimental”, he confides
A new play about the Peterloo massacre took centre stage at Manchester Folk Festival
Meet a feverish quartet tying a knot between jazz, psych, maloya and Burkinabé music
I’m With Her’s Sara Watkins talks about the trio’s creative bond and the theme of generational connection that underpins their new album
1950s Havana comes alive as a new immersive cabaret and music experience comes to the capital
Ahead of a UK tour performing The Liberated Woman’s Songbook, the North Carolina singer-songwriter talks us through five formative albums
Attendees of the Island Music Conference discuss the legacy of Jamaica’s golden era during Reggae Month
A whole day (April 6) was spent celebrating Guru Nanak, culminating in a five-hour concert organised by Darbar Festival, who have recently begun a partnership with the Barbican Centre
Masa Nazzal returned from the Bosnian-Croatian border with an archive of sounds and stories that became a new way of understanding the world. “Listening [is] like a hand that reaches out”, she reflects
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