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"Incredibly stimulating" (Robert Plant)
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What’s in the current issue
fRoots 326/327, August/September 2010. Street date 22nd July.
Available now for online purchase.
October issue street date will be 23rd September.
 
fRoots Playlist
Charts
Best-sellers and airplay hits.
 
Reviews
A sampling of reviews from the current issue.
 
Competitions!
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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 35
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.

 NEWS!: fROOTS TO RECEIVE 2010 WOMEX AWARD
 
 
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Festivals List Festivals in the UK & Europe
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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 40th anniversary celebration of the cult 1970s 'alternative folk' label Village Thing.
 
Various Artists  Ian Anderson  Maggie Holland  Tiger Moth  Dave Evans  Konte/Kuyateh
 

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

Previously featured videos


 
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