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
Behind the frontlines for an evening of disparate musical discovery, with the first live globalFEST event since the start of pandemic
From fandangos to the silver screen, Kary Stewart outlines the evolution of the traditional folk style from Veracruz, Mexico with a record of resistance
One half of the South Korean duo Dal:um, Hwang Hyeyoung speaks about her deep-toned, bamboo-plucked zither
Kora music gets a radical reworking with Ballaké Sissoko welcoming South African guitarist Derek Gripper into the tradition
UK’s longest-running indie festival to end with special 60th celebration featuring Billy Bragg, Seth Lakeman and The Staves
Estonian blues guitarist visited the East Riding Theatre in Beverley on March 7, 2025 as part of an extensive UK tour
“For some reason, it seemed to strike a chord with people, and it is the most successful recording I have made in terms of acclaim and sales”
The West African xylophone is steeped in the mythology of the Mali Empire. Simon Broughton meets balafon player Mamadou Diabaté, who is helping to keep the instrument’s 800-year history alive
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
Eliza ponders folk music’s need to evolve and wonders if morris dancing could be key to the tradition’s future
Aaron Corn reflects on the struggle for Indigenous rights and ceremonial practices to be reflected in Australian law
Alexandra Petropoulos wigs out with the Californian bluegrass-and-beyond songstress, as she talks about experiences living with alopecia and realising her most daring pop dreams
Keith Howard gives a glimpse into his work on the music of North Korea, uncovering codes, state productions and unsettling consequences
Essential Roots releases from the US and Canada, featuring Ruthie Foster, Noeline Hoffman, Willie Nelson, George Jackson & Brad Kolodner and Joel Wood
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