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Yves Lambert: the Québécois maverick embracing his golden age

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

Songlines Music Awards 2022: The Live Show (Highlights Video)

Check out the highlights from this year's Songlines Music Awards ceremony, hosted by Cerys Matthews and featuring live performances from Balimaya Project, Justin Adams & Mauro Durante, Ballaké Sissoko and Fanfare Ciocărlia

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Five Films from Vincent Moon

To accompany our recent feature on acclaimed film-maker Vincent Moon here are a selection of films from his vast library, capturing musicians, traditions, people and rituals from around the world

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Songlines Encounters Festival 2023: Full Programme Announced

Songlines Encounters Festival returns to Kings Place between May 18-24

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Dispatch from São Paulo

Discover the city's welcome pockets of artistic resistance defiantly championing African-Brazilian and Indigenous culture

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Orkney Folk Festival: wild thyme in Stromness

Simon Broughton heads to the Orkney Folk Festival for its breathtaking and inspiring finale

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Folk Round-Up (Bailey & Keely, Hayden Thorpe and Malachy Tallack)

Essential folk releases from Ireland, England, Scotland & Wales, featuring new albums from Bailey & Keely, Hayden Thorpe and Malachy Tallack

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Luzmila and the Birds

Catch the trailer for ZZK’s forthcoming documentary on revered Bolivian songstress Luzmila Carpio, a teaser released to coincide with the launch of her latest album, out today

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Orpheus at Opera North

Composer and sitarist Jasdeep Singh Degun gives Monteverdi a modern-day East-meets-West makeover

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Fireside Stories: Cathy Fink and Ola Belle Reed

Cathy Fink recalls the warm and welcoming woman she encountered and the fun that followed when she decided to track down one of her musical idols, Appalachian singer and songwriter Ola Belle Reed

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Rhiannon Giddens & Francesco Turrisi: Challenging perceptions of home and belonging

Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi revisit classic folk songs on their latest release. The pair talk about the continuing relevance of folk music, the concept of home and life during lockdown

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Exploring the enduring influence of the Carolina Chocolate Drops

Bluegrass, old-time and Americana artists pay tribute to the Carolina Chocolate Drops and their enduring legacy ahead of the group’s reunion this year