Thursday, September 25, 2025
Meklit Hadero: "Of so many cultures and musical traditions… I was one star in a constellation"
Jane Cornwell speaks to Ethiopian-born American singer Meklit Hadero about returning to the songs of her homeland
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Thursday, September 25, 2025
Rebetiko Roots
Ula Nowak visits İzmir in Turkey to speak to the musicians reviving rebetiko in a city that claims to be its birthplace. Photos by Ula Nowak
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Divanhana’s Radio Sevdah: Sarajevo band reimagines Bosnia’s soulful tradition for a new generation
Simon Broughton tunes into Radio Sevdah with Balkan sound revivalists Divanhana. Photos by Simon Broughton
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Spafford Campbell: radical intent
What happens when two young post-rock fans grounded in traditional technique make music? Julian May talks to Spafford Campbell to find out…
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Kayatibu: Forest Rock from the Amazon
Erin Cobby speaks to Kayatibu, Indigenous Brazilians who are amplifying the Amazon with a message of preservation and unity
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Essential 10 Drummer Albums – Selected by Sarathy Korwar
South Asian musician Sarathy Korwar talks to Russ Slater Johnson about his favourite masters of rhythm
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Ian A Anderson's My World interview: “I’ve entered the Shirley Collins ‘don’t give a shit anymore’ phase”
Sophie Parkes meets the folk, roots and trad evangelist, who talks about his no-holds-barred autobiography and a career pledged to music’s margins
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Songbook: ‘The Galway Girl’ with Sharon Shannon
An obscure single becomes a national hit thanks to an unexpected re-release. Robin Denselow speaks to the track’s accordionist, Sharon Shannon, to chart the rise of a modern Irish classic
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Ragnar Johnson’s 'A New Guinea Journey': preserving the last echoes of sacred flute music
In the 1970s, Ragnar Johnson recorded Papua New Guinea’s sacred flute and bamboo Jew’s harp music before the traditions died out
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Folk Archives: The Baltic Psaltery
"There’s an amazing amount of variety within the world of Baltic psalteries, with histories varying from country to country"
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Field of Research: Eastern European Organ Music
Organist Gail Archer evaluates the influences, improvisations and ecclesiastical economy of Eastern Europe’s organ music
Thursday, September 18, 2025
Spotlight on Merlyn Driver: “The main thing I want from my music is for people to feel calm”
Olivia Cheves hears how the Orkney-born artist takes a backseat on his new album, giving prominence to nature’s voices
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
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
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Q&A: David Boulter
Long-time Tindersticks keyboardist talks about his new mini-album, Whitby, an evocative homage to the picturesque seaside town
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
Junior Brother’s Guide to Dublin
Dublin is a city renowned for its music, and maybe because of this, as a tourist, it can feel a little daunting to wade through the musical equivalent of getting an €11 pint of Guinness in Temple Bar. Pair this with an ever-changing venue landscape, and it can be hard to know where to go. So, we’ve teamed up with Ronan Kealy, aka Junior Brother, an alternative folk artist who moved to the city from County Kerry over a decade ago, to let us know about the Irish capital’s best scenes and sounds
