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Georgia Mann: My World

BBC Radio 3 presenter Georgia Mann takes Simon Broughton on a sonic trip through her world music highlights and the sounds that have moved her

Obituary: Anzor Erkomaishvili (1940-2021)

Alan Gasser of Trio Kavkasia remembers his late mentor and friend, the Georgian singer, composer, and folk music researcher Anzor Erkomaishvili

“My musical mission is to carry on where the ancients left off” | Michael Levy and his lyre

Michael Levy speaks to Simon Broughton about his ‘lyre of Apollo’ explorations, which follow in the exalted footsteps of the ancient Greek masters

Bandoneón | Musical Instrument Guide (with Julian Rowlands)

Chris Moss talks to Tango Siempre’s Julian Rowlands about his chromatic ‘cuckoo clock’ and how he came to the bandoneón

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

Features

Roots Round-Up (Melissa Carper, Blind Pilot, Brandon Godman and more)

A selection of essential releases from the US and Canada including new albums from The Harlem Gospel Travelers, Quinn DeVeaux, Brandon Godman, Blind Pilot and Melissa Carper

Essential 10

Essential 10: Songlines Hidden Classics

Ten of our longest-standing contributors pick albums released during Songlines’ lifetime that are well overdue another listen

Features

LEAF Festival

Amid the Blue Ridge Mountains, the latest edition of North Carolina's biannual gathering prepares to bring together diverse musical artists from across the globe

Live reviews

FMM Sines 2018 opening weekend

The opening weekend of the much-loved Portuguese festival celebrated its 20th anniversary with four evenings of free concerts in the seaside town of Porto Covo

Best New Albums

Best New Albums – July 2021 (Lakou Mizik, Arooj Aftab, Sinikka Langeland, Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino)

Outstanding new releases from Ben Aylon, La Chicana, Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino, Lakou Mizik & Joseph Ray, Yat-Kha and more...

Features

How Totó La Momposina became the Queen of Cumbia

Totó La Momposina reflects on her journey from a small Colombian village to the international stage

A Beginner's Guide

Kronos Quartet: A Beginner's Guide

Jeff Kaliss charts the 50-plus years and many global collaborations of the string quartet, who have just said farewell to two of their longest-serving members

Essential 10

The 10 Best Folk Albums of 2020

Tim Cumming looks back over the best folk albums reviewed in Songlines in 2020, which have sustained us through this locked down year

A Beginner's Guide

Mahsa Vahdat: A Beginner's Guide

One of Iran’s leading female singers has become world famous with her myriad collaborations. Laudan Nooshin pinpoints some of her career highlights to date