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SONGLINES BEST ALBUMS OF 2018
The editors' pick of the best albums of 2018
Izzy Felton visits an inclusive training ground for the next generation of England’s folk musicians
Jude Kelly, CBE and artistic director at London’s Southbank Centre, has announced she will leave her current role in order to lead the global development of Women of the World Festival
Reportage from a rollocking night of magical folk mischief and fun-fuelled rock'n'roll at a sold-out Electric Ballroom, Camden
Composer Orlando Gough tends his choral flock for an ovine-audio spectacular in the West Yorkshire countryside
Here are 10 of our favourite albums from the past 12 months, including releases from Sam Lee, Cocanha, Afel Bocoum, Siti Muharam, Damir Imamović and more...
The award-winning team behind the Folk on Foot podcast are back with the third edition of their hugely popular Front Room Festival.
Poland’s Ethno Port festival draws together dancing-fool frenzy and meditational contemplation, inviting acts from Congo, Crete, Reunion Island and much of South America
Phin master and pioneer of Isan popular music, Thongsai Thapthanon, has passed away.
We've noted 50 great moments from 7000BC to the present day – concerts and confrontations, collaborations and conspiracies – all of which have shaped the sounds we're listening to today
Embattled singer, Rokia Traoré, faces extradition hearing this Wednesday
Martin Longley witnessed Mari Boine, Bixiga 70, Gaye Su Akyol and Les Mamans de Congo at the 30th anniversary of this exceptional city-spanning festival…
Martin Longley reports on Angélique Kidjo's ongoing relationship with orchestral music, this time with the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra in concert in Brussels
Tim Woodall examines the career of the remarkable Finnish string group
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