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Eliza Carthy: What constitutes folk music in 2025?
As a new year begins, Eliza Carthy uses the ‘official’ folk chart as a barometer of what currently constitutes folk music
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Introducing the October 2024 issue of Songlines, featuring Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Taking a look at the unprecedented global popularity of Pakistan’s qawwali star Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
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Still blowing minds: Flook’s 30-year journey
A surprise invitation led to the formation of a flute-focused Anglo-Irish group now celebrating 30 years. Dave McNally finds the secret to their enduring ingenuity
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Songbook: ‘Long Lankin’ with Lisa Knapp & Gerry Diver
On their latest album, Lisa Knapp & Gerry Diver have recorded one of the darkest child ballads of all time. Tim Cumming looks for the motive
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Ana Tijoux interview: “If I didn’t smile, I’d sink”
Charis McGowan finds Chilean rapper Ana Tijoux in a reflective mood as she talks about her much-awaited new album. “I wanted to create something more complete, take time to write a different type of album,” she confides
