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Roots Round-Up (JP Harris, Olivia Barrett, Aerialists and more)

Introducings new releases from Justin Golden, Tinkham Road, JP Harris, Olivia Barrett and Aerialists

Folk Round-up (PerKelt, Kevin Fowley and more)

A selection of essential releases from the worlds of British and Irish folk including new albums from PerKelt, Kevin Fowley and Simon Care & Gareth Turner

World Music Festival Chicago

Blowin’ into the Windy City for the its annual spectacular of global sounds

Damahi are representing Iran’s independent music scene

“We take a free-spirited approach”, explain the band popularising the music of southern Iran

Meeting Muireann Bradley

Paul Slade speaks to a young Irish guitarist Muireann Bradley, who is infatuated with Reverend Gary Davis, Elizabeth Cotten and John Fahey and whose debut album was one of the sleeper hits of 2023

Obituary: Dan Storper (1951–2025)

Entrepreneurial co-founder and CEO of Putumayo World Music dies at 74

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

Folk Round-Up (Lost Chimes, Bev Lee Harling, Kathryn Williams and more)

From London to Suffolk, and Hastings to the north-west of Wales, this month’s round-up explores, in one way or another, the ties of blood and family history

Jasdeep Singh Degun's Anomaly

Award-winning young sitarist debuts music from his forthcoming album, Anomaly

Introducing the July 2025 issue of Songlines, featuring Martin Carthy

Folk Special featuring Martin Carthy, VARO, The Gentle Good, Quinie and a calendar of folk festivities, plus Rokia Traoré, Malawi’s buzz bands, Taj Mahal, Maxine Peake

Songlines Summer Festival Guide 2025

The sun has finally arrived and the festival line-ups are coming in thick and fast, so here’s our guide to some of the best festivals showcasing global artists in the UK and around the world this summer

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New Dangerfield On A Mission To Reignite The Black String Band Tradition

Listen to the debut single from the highly-anticipated American roots supergroup featuring Jake Blount, Kaia Kater, Tray Wellington and Nelson Williams

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Obituary: Paddy Moloney (1938-2021)

Founder and leader of traditional Irish group The Chieftains, who performed with rock stars and for world leaders, and whose musical reach extended from the Great Wall of China to the International Space Station, has died aged 83

Live reviews

WOMADelaide, Tainmuntilla, Mar 10-13

Sampa The Great, Bab L'Bluz, Cimafunk, KOKOROKO and Yung Chen Lhamo all played their part in one of the best WOMADelaide line-ups yet, with female solidarity the theme of the weekend