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Thursday, December 7, 2023

Songlines Music Awards 2023 Ceremony on Sunday

Tune in on Sunday night to watch the Songlines Music Awards 2023 ceremony from 7pm. The ceremony will feature exclusive performances and we will reveal our final two winners

Monday, December 4, 2023

LINA_ Waxes Lyrical

Intrepid, award-wining Portuguese fadista meditates on the poetry of her revered countryman, Luís Vaz de Camões, on a forthcoming album bridging boldness and tradition

Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Songbirds Over The Southbank

Folk singer, song collector and hardcore avian enthusiast Sam Lee takes flight in a new documentary about his beloved, but beleaguered, nightingale

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Songlines Christmas offers

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Monday, November 20, 2023

Vishtèn Get Connected On Collaborative New EP

Acadian roots maneuverers are reborn with their latest single ‘Expansion’, heralding an upcoming cooperative release

Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Thailand’s Carabao Brings Down Curtain

Carabao, Thailand’s most popular rock band, will disband in March 2024, with a final concert appearance on April 1, 2024, according to Carabao’s frontman, National Artist ‘Aed Carabao’ (Yuenyong Opakul).

Monday, November 13, 2023

La Linea 24: First Artists Announced

London’s premier Latin music fest returns next April with four stellar shows scheduled for its opening weekend

Thursday, November 9, 2023

Introducing the December 2023 issue of Songlines, celebrating 100 years of Emahoy

Emahoy Tsege-Mariam Gebru, Folkway Records, The Breath, Ndox Electrique, Soema Montenegro, Ebo Taylor, Billy Strings, Dubioza Kolektiv, John Francis Flynn, Sofia Kourtesis, Huun-Huur-Tu and much more

Monday, November 6, 2023

El Gato Negro Unleashes His Inner Tiger

French singer lets the cat out of the bag about his forthcoming full-length release, Tigre Qui Pleure

Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Furrow Collective On Moon Safari

Critically-acclaimed UK folk quartet take new lunar-loving album out on tour this winter

Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Obituary: Péter Éri (1953 – 2023)

A member of the hugely influential four-piece Hungarian folk band Muzsikás, Peter Éri has died from lung cancer aged 70.

Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Islandman Release EP and Prepare for UK Tour

The UK beckons for this Turkish electronic trio, whose new EP caps off a fine year.

Monday, October 23, 2023

Les Aunties Give Good Vibrations

Hear the latest hypnotic single from the highly-touted all-female Chadian chant troupe

Thursday, October 19, 2023

Documenting Doc Rowe

Tim Plester and Rob Curry’s documentary on legendary UK archivist and filmmaker, Doc Rowe, is soon to be released. Today marks the launch of their crowdfunder campaign for the digitisation of Doc’s work.