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Digital folk at Hungarian Heritage House

The Hungarian Heritage House is pioneering the use of digital tools to aid learning traditional arts. Simon Broughton takes notes [Advertorial]

Erland Cooper speaks about the inspirations fuelling his great Orkney trilogy

The Orcadian musician talks about his triptych of albums inspired by the sounds, landscape and people of his birthplace

Songlines #164 (January/February 2021) is out now!

Albums of the year revealed; singer Liraz on her Iranian roots; the young lions leading Afrobeats' infiltration of the mainstream; a Beginner's Guide to French troubadours Lo’Jo and more in the latest issue of Songlines

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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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Songlines October 2021 issue is out now!

Buena Vista Social Club: celebrating 25 years of a world music phenomenon; interviews with Spiers & Boden, Justin Adams & Mauro Durante and Joachim Cooder; a Beginner's Guide to Alim Qasimov, plus more inside

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Obituary: Csaba Ökrös (1960-2019)

Simon Broughton remembers one of Hungary’s best fiddlers

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Best Albums 2020: Europe

All of these albums received a maximum of five stars when reviewed in the 2020 issues of Songlines. Featuring Sam Lee, Shirley Collins, Will Pound, Sam Sweeney, Hamish Napier, Trio Tekke, Rura, and many more

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Encounters Countdown: London Bulgarian Choir

Ahead of their scheduled performance on May 20 at this year's Songlines Encounters Festival, we revisit Simon Broughton's interview from last year with the singing troupe’s charismatic leader, Dessislava Stefanova