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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
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Earth Day Song Project Launched
Music Declares Emergency partners with Planet Resolution for global Earth Day song project
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Township troubadours Urban Village drop new video
Genre-defying South African quartet announce new video for 'Dindi', a cut lifted from their new album on Nø Førmat!
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Review: WOMAD 2018 - Sunday
Despite the predicted dire weather conditions that thankfully never fully materialised, the final day at WOMAD was blessed with a rainbow and plenty of musical colour
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Folklore Tapes: reviving the mystical soundscapes of Britain’s landscape and lore
An experimental record label and research project blending field recordings, ambient soundscapes, and cultural storytelling to reconnect with Britain’s forgotten traditions and rituals
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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
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Songlines Remix Competition shortlist revealed – vote now!
Six remixes of Sir David Attenborough's 1956 recording of gender wayang have made the shortlist. Now it's your turn to choose the winner!
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“Our island knows the ocean is not the same as before” | The Return of Small Island Big Song
Jane Cornwell speaks with Tim Cole and BaoBao Chen, the producers of the Indo-Pacific collective Small Island Big Song, about their second project, which focuses on our troublesome relationship with nature. Illustrations: Jenn Da Costa
Live reviews
Times New Román at Budapest Ritmo, April 7
New Hungarian five-piece wow Simon Broughton at Budapest Ritmo
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Festival Review: FolkEast (Suffolk, UK, August 15–17)
Julian May heads to a pop-up village of midsummer rituals, famous guitars and sighing oaks
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Watch: Pan-Luso trio Coladera launch new album with video
Tricontinental Lusophone group Coladera have launched their second album today, March 29, with a beautiful new video.
A Beginner's Guide
Jim Moray: A Beginner's Guide
Once the wunderkind of the English folk scene, Jim Moray’s sound has matured and coalesced over his career. Tim Cumming dives into his catalogue
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Field of Research: Eastern European Organ Music
Organist Gail Archer evaluates the influences, improvisations and ecclesiastical economy of Eastern Europe’s organ music
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Chango Spasiuk: A Beginner's Guide
Chris Moss shines a spotlight on Argentina’s chamamé music and the career of one of its leading ambassadors, accordionist Chango Spasiuk
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Moonlight Benjamin: Vodou Priestess of Haitian Blues
The Haitian-raised, French-based singer-songwriter Moonlight Benjamin tells Lucy Hallam where her distinctive blend of vodou and blues originates from
