Features

Thursday, July 17, 2025

Dispatch from Vancouver, Canada

Russell Higham visits Vancouver on the eve of its annual Folk Music Festival, where he finds Canadians standing together against US President Trump’s threats to the country’s sovereignty

Thursday, July 17, 2025

Hailu Mergia: A Beginner's Guide

Andrew Taylor-Dawson talks to the Ethiopian jazz legend about his country’s golden age and his musical resurrection via the Awesome Tapes From Africa label

Thursday, July 17, 2025

Saddleworth Women’s Morris and Clog brings new life – and new dancers – to a centuries-old tradition

Following her Damascene conversion, Sophie Parkes recalls how she joined the ranks of the great morris renaissance

Thursday, July 17, 2025

Duo Ruut: “Whatever is going on around you will influence the art you make”

How does an ancient plucked stringed instrument speak to contemporary Estonian identity? Jane Cornwell tracks down Duo Ruut, the Estonian band reimagining the boundaries of their homeland’s musical tradition

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