The inaugural Folk Album of the Year Award has unveiled its first-ever shortlist, featuring nine albums released across Britain and Ireland in 2025, with a winner to be announced in March next year
Wales’ beirdd gwlad, folk poets, were for many years the the holders of oral history
Hyping favourite hip-hop releases and musical heroes with the French-Cameroonian producer and son of Manu Dibango
Eliza reflects on how the folk scene’s relaxed boundaries can enable unacceptable behaviour that should not be tolerated
Meet the Québécois group’s core duo artfully blending French-Canadian trad and club-friendly electronics
Simon Broughton gives the lowdown on his new documentary about Hungary’s folk revival and its most famous practitioners
The young Catalan duo explain how their polyphonic folk creations bridge the divides of space and time
Banjo wunderkind Nora Brown unveils her new EP, in collaboration with Stephanie Coleman
April Clare Welsh speaks to the Portuguese guitarist Marta Pereira da Costa who is breaking barriers for female fado musicians
The radical folkie talks to Julian May about Rock Against Racism, Shirley and Dolly Collins, Woody Guthrie, skiffle and retaining his relevance
A selection of essential releases from the US and Canada including new albums from The Harlem Gospel Travelers, Quinn DeVeaux, Brandon Godman, Blind Pilot and Melissa Carper
Karina Janø speaks to Slow J and Dino d’Santiago, two Afro-Portuguese artists at the forefront of a new generation breaking down musical and cultural barriers
Fiona Talkington speaks to Sámi activist and singer Mari Boine who, now in her 60s, finally feels confident in her own work
One of Iran’s leading female singers has become world famous with her myriad collaborations. Laudan Nooshin pinpoints some of her career highlights to date
Mark Sampson chats to the dynamic French vocal sextet San Salvador during a brief moment at home in south-west France following a whirlwind 18 months of international touring
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