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"Incredibly stimulating" (Robert Plant)
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What’s in the current issue
fRoots 321, March 2010. Street date 18th February.
Available now for online purchase.
April issue street date is 18th March 2010.
 
fRoots Playlist
Charts
Best-sellers and airplay hits.
 
Reviews
A sampling of reviews from the current issue.
 
Competition
Win! Martin Simpson DVDs
 
The Editor’s Box
Ian Anderson’s comment column.
 
Latest CDs
Monthly index of CDs received in the fRoots office.
 
 
 
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  fRoots 34: still available with Jan/Feb issue.
Our January/February double issue fR319/320 carried another of our unique, collector's piece, free CDs, fRoots 34 - 15 lovingly assembled tracks of music drawn from our pages, by Mama Rosin, Blue Asia, Ali Farka Toure & Toumani Diabate, Julian Gaskell & His Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, Los Chinches, Ellen Mary McGee, Faiz Ali Faiz & Titi Robin, Guy Clark, Kamel El Harachi, Show Of Hands, Karl Skaarup, MacMaster/Hay, Roger Watson, Franco & Le TPOK Jazz and Mike Cooper w. Fabrizio Spera & Leila Adu.
 
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Albums of the Year   Critics Poll 2009
Albums Of The Year 1986-2009
 

The Weekend Beatnik
 
Albums on our associated Weekend Beatnik label, plus other CDs to buy with an in-house connection. Latest release is a 'best of' Ian A Anderson's 1970-73 recordings'.
 
Ian Anderson  Maggie Holland  Tiger Moth  Dave Evans  Konte/Kuyateh
 

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Dick Gaughan: Lifetime Achiever at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, with Jerry Douglas on dobro and Tim O'Brien on fiddle.



Martin Simpson Band at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards: traditional song of the year.



Lau at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards: voted band of the year.

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fRoots Forum
 
fRoots Forum Come Write Me Down goes online - join in on the new instant 21st century fRoots letters page and have your say. Plus interactive Late Breaking News, d-i-y Gig Reviews, Musicians wanted, free Small Ads, personal messaging and lots more!

fRoots Radio
 
fRoots Radio Listen to some of the music featured or reviewed in the current issue of fRoots magazine, plus a whole archive of past programmes. Many hours of listening pleasure.
 
fRoots Radio is also available as a podcast.

fRoots Playlist
 
fRoots Playlist The music we’ve been enjoying recently.
 

fROOTS SUPPORTS THESE GREAT EVENTS
 
WOMAD
The UK’s annual WOMAD festival is the central link in this highly-reputed worldwide series, bringing together music and people from all cultures in a glorious, forward-looking celebration.

Towersey Village Festival
Towersey Village Festival is a long-running family-friendly event in Oxfordshire, brought to you by the team who organised Sidmouth International Festival until 2004. Includes Shooting Roots and great ceilidhs!

Musicport Festival
Moseley Folk Festival A family-friendly Midlands event showcasing a healthy mix of traditional, contemporary and downright experimental folk and acoustic music.

WOMEX
WOMEX is the world music expo, the biggest professional conference, showcase and trade fair event exclusively dedicated to world, roots, ethnic, traditional and local music.

Sauti Za BusaraSauti Za Busara - "sounds of wisdom" - is an annual festival of Swahili Culture held in the heart of Stone Town, Zanzibar, the historic Indian Ocean gateway to Africa.

Ethnoambient
Ethnoambient Salona is a summer celebration of cultural diversity through music, held in ancient settings near Split in Croatia.
 

fROOTS SUPPORTS FOLK AGAINST FASCISM
 
Folk Against Fascism