fRoots 35 As usual an added attraction of this double issue is that it has another of our unique, collector's piece, free CDs, fRoots 35 - 15 lovingly assembled tracks of music drawn from our pages, by The Abramson Singers, Gordana Evacic, Jacky Molard & Foune Diarra, Amparo Sánchez, Jason Steel, Ballaké Sissoko & Vincent Segal, Emily Portman, Ruth Theodore, Batuko Tabanka, Eliza Carthy & Norma Waterson, Andy Cutting, Devon Sproule & Paul Curreri (exclusively recorded for this CD), Pinlang, Gigi De Nissa and Issa Juma & Super Wanyika Stars.
fRoots now has a digital edition as an alternative subscription choice.
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The digital edition offers big financial and environmental savings over the normal paper magazine for overseas subscribers in particular.
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cdRoots in the USA stock some of the harder-to-find international small label releases.
A half hour in-concert of this issue’s cover star Natalie Merchant performing songs from her Leave Your Sleep album.
Some serious action on the Cümbüs (as featured this issue) by Ara Dinkjan & Night Ark. An instrumental version of Dinata Dinata…
5000 Morris Dancers! See the trailer for David Owen’s upcoming South Bank event and installation.
See lots of videos from our 30th anniversary fRootsenanny, including Billy Bragg, 3 Mustaphas 3, Oysterband with June Tabor, Martin Simpson, Devon Sproule, Ian King, Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara, Jim Moray, Zuzana Novak, Kristi Stassinopoulou & Stathis Kalyviotis, Laurel Swift and Pamela Wyn Shannon here
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 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.
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 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!
Moseley Folk Festival A family-friendly Midlands event showcasing a healthy mix of traditional, contemporary and downright experimental folk and acoustic music.
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 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 Salona is a summer celebration of cultural diversity through music, held in ancient settings near Split in Croatia.
