Features

Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Rhiannon Giddens: A Beginner's Guide

“I never want anything I do to feel like it’s a lecture.” Nigel Williamson guides us through the prolific and pioneering career of one of America’s finest

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Introducing... Yasmin Williams

The north-Virginian fingerpicker speaks to Spencer Grady about her evolution from Guitar Hero conqueror to acoustic axe pioneer

Friday, December 15, 2023

Celtic Connections 2024: Scotland’s ‘City of Music’ tunes up for its much-loved winter festival

A stellar line-up of multi-genre talent gears up to gather in Glasgow for Celtic Connections 2024

Thursday, December 14, 2023

My World: Benjamin Zephaniah

Following the sad news of Benjamin Zephaniah's (1958-2023) death we wanted to publish our interview with the much-loved poet from December 2007 (#48), when we discussed his love of music at length.

Monday, December 11, 2023

The British artist was all at sea until he came across a druid ceremony which ignited his art and set him off on a new path as a documentarian. “It made me re-plug myself back into humanity,” he tells Russ Slater Johnson

Monday, November 20, 2023

Eliza Carthy's News of the Whirl: Wassailing We Will Go

‘A Wassail, a Wassail, a Wassail we’ll begin, with sugar strands and cinnamon, and other treasures in…’ In her latest column for Songlines, Eliza is preparing for winter...

Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Introducing... Leenalchi

South Korean ensemble Leenalchi are wowing the world with their fresh, body-moving take on pansori. Christopher Conder hears all about it

Thursday, September 28, 2023

Q&A: Júlia Colom

On her latest album Miramar, Júlia Colom explores the traditions and culture of Mallorca, both through her versions of traditional Mallorcan tonades and through original songs borne from research and her connection to the region

Thursday, September 14, 2023

Tajik Tales

A highly unlikely series of events led to Tajikistan becoming a musical hub and focus for a brand-new compilation, Lost In Tajikistan

Thursday, September 7, 2023

My World: Jung Jae-il

Ahead of an opening performance for this year's K-Music Festival in London, we speak to Jung Jae-il, the award-winning composer of the soundtracks to Parasite and Squid Game. “Listening was the greatest study,” he tells Liam Izod

Wednesday, August 16, 2023

Fatoumata Diawara: “We have created something, a fusion, a music that I would say is totally new”

Fatoumata Diawara adds collaboration to the mix on an album of reconciliation and largesse. “It’s time for me to invite you… into my world,” she tells Lucy Hallam

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

Beats, Rhymes and Banjos

Gangstagrass are unifying bluegrass and hip-hop through their shared tales of struggle and survival, and having a great time along the way

Friday, July 21, 2023

Festival Pass: Taiwan World Music Festival

Simon Broughton previews a festival bringing the world to Taipei, and allowing its traditions, cuisine and Indigenous arts to shine in the process

Thursday, July 20, 2023

Essential 10: British & Irish Folk Abums

Choosing ten albums across five decades of classic British and Irish folk is a brave if doomed mission, because it’s a list that changes at each iteration, discovers Tim Cumming