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BRINGING THE VILLAGE TO TOWN
Poland’s Warsaw Village Band are now the country’s best known roots music export. Andrew Cronshaw sets them in the Polish folk revival scene.

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Here's what's in fRoots, No. 314/315, Aug/Sept 2009

THE EDITOR’S BOX
Ian Anderson’s comment column.
fROOTS PLAYLIST
Recent stuff we like.
CHARTS & LISTS
Specialist and general roots music album sales and airplay charts.
REVIEWS
Our key section reviewing all the latest CDs and more - loads bite the dust. No punches pulled!
ROOTING ABOUT
What’s happening: packed pages of festivals, gigs, tours, radio, CDs and all kinds of roots-related stuff. The most you’ll find anywhere…
ROOT SALAD
A cross-section of featurettes: UK/Ethiopian crossover projct Invisible System; Australian violinist Jenny M. Thomas; Portuguese band Deolinda; enigmatic Scottish songwriter Alasdair Roberts; Newcastle multiculturalists Soznak; and UK folk rock veteran Ashley Hutchings in the Rocket Launcher.
BRINGING THE VILLAGE TO TOWN
Poland’s Warsaw Village Band are now the country’s best known roots music export. Andrew Cronshaw sets them in the Polish folk revival scene.
THE SACRED CITY
The 15th Fes Festival of World Sacred Music took place in Morocco in June. Judith Burrows took her camera.
STAYING ON TOPIC
As Topic Records hit their 70th anniversary, Tony Engle tells Ian Anderson about his 40 years at the helm, and what’s coming soon.
MAKING DENMARK
Danish fiddler Harald Haugaard and singer Helene Blum have launched their own label. Chris Nickson hears their masterplan.
THE BIG SESSION
The annual Oysterfest celebrated its 5th birthday in the De Montfort Hall and grounds in Leicester. Colin Irwin took notes and Ian Anderson took the snaps.
BRITAIN RETOLD
Will Hodgkinson’s book The Ballad Of Britain recounts a field recording trip looking for the soul of the nation. We have an excerpt where he meets the wandering Ed, Will & Ginger, and a natter with Ian Anderson about it all.
EAST WESTERLY
Guitarist Gary Lucas and ghazal singer Najma Akhtar put together a collaborative project at a distance, but it all coalesced perfectly when they met. Garth Cartwright picks up the story behind Rishte.
JUMPING JOROPO!
Colombia’s Cimarrón were the talking point of last year’s Womex showcases and are about to make their Womad debut. Jan Fairley hears their history.
BIFF!
Our exclusive cartoon strip.
Plus dozens of pages of essential adverts.

 

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