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Quickfire: Gipsy Kings' André Reyes
André Reyes, a member of the Gipsy Kings since the late 70s, answers our Quickfire questions ahead of a big London show for the group
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The Mary Wallopers: Dundalk and disorderly
Annoying RTÉ, dissing the rich and staying true to Dundalk: Charles Hendy tells Emma Rycroft about The Mary Wallopers’ rise to the top. “Throughout my enjoyment of music, I’ve liked stuff that was probably done wrong,” he confides
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Other Voices: Home at the Guinness Storehouse
For the fifth consecutive year, this November the Guinness Storehouse hosted a range of musicians – from The Mary Wallopers to Niamh Regan to Tolü Makay – for an evening rich in music, joy and warmth
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Jubilee review – Celebrating the Aga Khan
The Royal Albert Hall hosted a Diamond Jubilee celebration for His Highness the Aga Khan.
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Frankie Archer: Giving Up The Ghosts
Violence and bigotry towards women are at the root of Frankie Archer’s folk songs. “Some of the shit that women in these 300-year-old songs went through is the same shit women are going through now,” she tells Fred Waine
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Frank Cottrell-Boyce's My World Interview
Russ Slater Johnson speaks to the screenwriter and author about Irish jigs, anti-recruiting songs and how a scouser gave Manchester a city motto
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Searching for the Folk Songs of the Channel Islands
Devon Léger speaks to Lihou, a group reviving the rich multicultural folk songs of the Channel Islands
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The Best New Albums from Around the World (August 2024)
Introducing outstanding new releases from the Meridian Brothers, Thandiswa Mazwai, The Deep Dark Woods and more
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The Sharon Shannon Trio at Cottingham Civic Hall, East Riding of Yorkshire, Feb 10, 2023
Irish accordionist teams up with acoustic strings duo to put the squeeze on gamut of folk styles
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Sharon Shannon: A Beginner's Guide
The Irish button accordionist from County Clare is known for her genre-crossing collaborations, taking traditional Irish music to places it’s never been before. Michael Quinn looks back over her impressive career
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The Mary Wallopers announce new album, 'Irish Rock ‘n’ Roll'
The renegades of Irish folk announce a new album, single and extensive tour.
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Folk on Foot's Front Room Festival
Organisers of the Folk on Foot podcast are planning a special Easter Bank Holiday Monday virtual festival in order to help musicians impacted by the coronavirus lockdown
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Jazz Sous Les Pommiers, Coutances, France, May 16-20
The annual week-long jazz festival in France featured DakhaBrakha, Femi Kuti, Noura Mint Seymali, Antonio Lizana and Robert Cray
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Songlines receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Songlines attended Folk Alliance International, the ‘world’s largest folk music gathering’, in Montréal to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award and get lost in a hotel-spanning labyrinth of musical moments
