This page is for reference only. Most of these issues are long-since sold out. Only those listed on our back issues available list can be now purchased. We also have a complete list of fRoots features.
| 2019 | fR424 | Spring | Martin Simpson |
| 2018 | fR415/416 | Jan/Feb | Gwyneth Glyn |
| fR417 | March | Stick In The Wheel | |
| fR418-20 | Spring | False Lights | |
| fR421 | Summer | Women Folk Musicians, UK | |
| fR422 | Autumn | Moonlight Benjamin | |
| fR423 | Autumn/Winter | Sam Sweeney | |
| 2017 | fR403/404 | Jan/Feb | Alasdair Roberts |
| fR405 | March | Trio Dhoore | |
| fR406 | April | Eliza Carthy & The Wayward Band | |
| fR407 | May | Women’s Morris | |
| fR408 | June | Lula Pena | |
| fR409 | July | English Instrumental Music | |
| fR410/411 | Aug/Sept | Sharon Shannon | |
| fR412 | October | Anna & Elizabeth | |
| fR413 | November | Jon Boden | |
| fR414 | December | Joan Shelley | |
| 2016 | fR391/392 | Jan/Feb | Rachel Newton |
| fR393 | March | Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp | |
| fR394 | April | Rheingans Sisters | |
| fR395 | May | Afro Celt Sound System | |
| fR396 | June | Astrakan Project | |
| fR397 | July | Jim Causley | |
| fR398/399 | Aug/Sept | Lynched | |
| fR400 | October | Lucy Farrell | |
| fR401 | November | Leyla McCalla | |
| fR402 | December | Show Of Hands | |
| 2015 | fR379/380 | Jan/Feb | The Old Swan Band |
| fR381 | March | Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker | |
| fR382 | April | Kathryn Tickell & The Side | |
| fR383 | May | Rhiannon Giddens | |
| fR384 | June | Trio Da Kali | |
| fR385 | July | Emily Portman | |
| fR386/387 | Aug/Sept | Chris Smither | |
| fR388 | October | Telling The Bees | |
| fR389 | November | Tal National | |
| fR390 | December | Andy Irvine | |
| 2014 | fR367/368 | Jan/Feb | The Best Of 2013 |
| fR369 | March | Amira | |
| fR370 | April | Peatbog Faeries | |
| fR371 | May | 9Bach | |
| fR372 | June | Ebo Taylor | |
| fR373 | July | Bellowhead | |
| fR374/375 | Aug/Sept | Eliza Carthy & Martin Carthy | |
| fR376 | October | Stick In The Wheel | |
| fR377 | November | The Cumbia All Stars | |
| fR378 | December | Çigdem Aslan | |
| 2013 | fR355/356 | Jan/Feb | The Best Of 2012 |
| fR357 | March | Martha Mavroidi | |
| fR358 | April | Tim Edey | |
| fR359 | May | Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino | |
| fR360 | June | Olivia Chaney | |
| fR361 | July | Catrin Finch and Seckou Keita | |
| fR362/363 | Aug/Sept | Billy Bragg | |
| fR364 | October | Lisa Knapp | |
| fR365 | November | Spiro | |
| fR366 | December | David Wax Museum | |
| 2012 | fR343/344 | Jan/Feb | The Best Of 2011 |
| fR345 | March | Fatoumata Diawara | |
| fR346 | April | Karine Polwart | |
| fR347 | May | Sam Lee | |
| fR348 | June | Oysterband | |
| fR349 | July | Shirley Collins | |
| fR350/351 | Aug/Sept | Nic Jones | |
| fR352 | October | Anaïs Mitchell | |
| fR353/354 | Nov/Dec | Kristi Stassinopoulou & Stathis Kalyviotis | |
| 2011 | fR331/332 | Jan/Feb | The Best Of 2010 |
| fR333 | March | June Tabor | |
| fR334 | April | Demon Barbers | |
| fR335 | May | Abigail Washburn | |
| fR336 | June | Aurelio | |
| fR337 | July | Sam Amidon | |
| fR338/339 | Aug/Sept | Staff Benda Bilili | |
| fR340 | October | Snakefarm | |
| fR341/342 | Nov/Dec | Danyel Waro | |
| 2010 | fR319/320 | Jan/Feb | The Best Of 2009 |
| fR321 | March | The Unthanks | |
| fR322 | April | The Chieftains/Ry Cooder – San Patricios | |
| fR323 | May | Jon Boden | |
| fR324 | June | Emily Portman | |
| fR325 | July | Spider John Koerner | |
| fR326/327 | Natalie Merchant | ||
| fR328 | October | Konono No 1 | |
| fR329/330 | Nov/Dec | Looking For A New England 2: The Other Traditions | |
| 2009 | fR307/308 | Jan/Feb | American Roots Music/Albums Of 2008 |
| fR309 | Mar | Oumou Sangare | |
| fR310 | Apr | Mawkin:Causley | |
| fR311 | May | Ian King/Nancy Wallace | |
| fR312 | June | Edward II | |
| fR313 | July | Orchestra Baobab | |
| fR313/314 | Aug/Sept | Warsaw Village Band/Poland | |
| fR316 | October | The Watersons | |
| fR317/318 | Nov/Dec | Los Chinches/UK Latin Roots Underground | |
| 2008 | fR295/296 | Jan/Feb | The Best Of 2007 |
| fR297 | Mar | Adams, Camara & Miller | |
| fR298 | Apr | Seth Lakeman | |
| fR299 | May | Carolina Chocolate Drops | |
| fR300 | June | Yasmin Levy & Natacha Atlas | |
| fR301 | July | Julie Fowlis | |
| fR302/303 | Aug/Sept | Les Amazones De Guinée | |
| fR304 | Oct | Rupa & The April Fishes | |
| fR305 | Nov | Kries | |
| fR306 | Dec | Jim Moray & Jackie Oates | |
| 2007 | fR283/284 | Jan/Feb | The Best Of 2006 |
| fR285 | Mar | Eliades Ochoa | |
| fR286 | Apr | Lau | |
| fR287 | May | Bassekou Kouyate | |
| fR288 | June | Estrella Morente/New Flamenco | |
| fR289 | July | Devon Sproule | |
| fR290/291 | Aug/Sept | Eliza Carthy/The Imagined Village | |
| fR292 | Oct | The Mekons | |
| fR293 | Nov | Tinariwen | |
| fR294 | Dec | Bella Hardy | |
| 2006 | fR271/272 | Jan/Feb | The Best Of 2005 |
| fR273 | Mar | Ali Farka Toure | |
| fR274 | Apr | Cheikha Rimitti | |
| fR275 | May | Gloworms, Lou Rhodes, Seth Lakeman, 18th Day Of May |
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| fR276 | June | Guo Yue | |
| fR277 | July | The Devil’s Interval | |
| fR278/279 | Aug/Sept | Los De Abajo | |
| fR280 | Oct | Tim Van Eyken | |
| fR281 | Nov | Akli D | |
| fR282 | Dec | Seckou Keita | |
| 2005 | fR259/260 | Jan/Feb | Radio 3 Awards For World Music |
| fR261 | Mar | Nahawa Doumbia | |
| fR262 | April | Lais | |
| fR263 | May | Toumani Diabate | |
| fR264 | June | Andrew Cronshaw | |
| fR265 | July | Ba Cissoko | |
| fR266/267 | Aug/Sept | Bellowhead | |
| fR268 | Oct | Susheela Raman | |
| fR269 | Nov | Moussu T e lei Jovents | |
| fR270 | Dec | Kate Rusby | |
| 2004 | fR247/248 | Jan/Feb | Radio 3 Awards For World Music |
| fR249 | Mar | Jim Moray | |
| fR250 | Apr | Lhasa | |
| fR251 | May | Amparanoia | |
| fR252 | June | Uiscedwr | |
| fR253 | July | 25th Anniversary! | |
| fR254/255 | Aug/Sept | State Of Bengal v. Paban Das Baul | |
| fR256 | Oct | The Copper Family | |
| fR257 | Nov | Aynur | |
| fR258 | Dec | Morris Dancing | |
| 2003 | fR235/236 | Jan/Feb | Radio 3 Awards For World Music |
| fR237 | Mar | Kristi Stassinopoulou | |
| fR238 | Apr | John Spiers & Jon Boden | |
| fR239 | May | Souad Massi | |
| fR240 | June | Oi-Va-Voi | |
| fR241 | July | Guinea Bissau/Manecas Costa | |
| fR242/243 | Aug/Sept | Faltriqueira | |
| fR244 | Oct | Alasdair Roberts | |
| fR245 | Nov | Rokia Traore | |
| fR246 | Dec | Think Of One | |
| 2002 | fR223/224 | Jan/Feb | Albums Of 2001 |
| fR225 | Mar | Los De Abajo | |
| fR226 | Apr | Britfolk boxed sets | |
| fR227 | May | Mariza | |
| fR228 | June | Mali Music | |
| fR229 | July | Kathryn Tickell | |
| fR230/231 | Aug/Sept | Senegalese rap | |
| fR232 | Oct | Ellika & Solo | |
| fR233 | Nov | Bembeya Jazz | |
| fR234 | Dec | Oysterband | |
| 2001 | fR211/212 | Jan/Feb | Albums Of 2000 |
| fR213 | March | Martyn Bennett | |
| fR214 | April | Mercedes Peón | |
| fR215 | May | Rory McLeod | |
| fR216 | June | Radio Tarifa | |
| fR217 | July | Djelimady Tounkara | |
| fR218/219 | Aug/Sept | Mahotella Queens | |
| fR220 | Oct | Cara Dillon | |
| fR221 | Nov | Orchestra Baobab | |
| fR222 | Dec | Little George Sueref | |
| 2000 | fR199/200 | Jan/Feb | Albums of 1999 |
| fR201 | March | Susana Seivane | |
| fR202 | April | Jun Yasuba & An-Chang Project | |
| fR203 | May | John Tams | |
| fR204 | June | Asian Dub Foundation | |
| fR205 | July | World Roots, New Routes | |
| fR206/207 | Aug/Sept | Robert Plant/Priory Of Brion | |
| fR208 | October | Bill Jones | |
| fR209 | November | Spaccanapoli | |
| fR210 | December | Pete Morton | |
| 1999 | fR187/188 | Jan/Feb | Talvin Singh |
| fR189 | Mar | Kandia Kouyate | |
| fR190 | Apr | The Fraser Sisters | |
| fR191 | May | Natacha Atlas | |
| fR192 | June | Julie Murphy | |
| fR193 | July | Ry Cooder | |
| fR194/195 | Aug/Sep | 20th Anniversary! | |
| fR196 | Oct | Frifot | |
| fR197 | Nov | Youssou N’Dour | |
| fR198 | Dec | Blue Horses | |
| 1998 | fR175/176 | Jan/Feb | Mory Kante |
| fR177 | Mar | Jennifer & Hazel Wrigley | |
| fR178 | Apr | Guitars: Slides & Islands | |
| fR179 | May | Gjallarhorn | |
| fR180 | Jun | Billy Bragg | |
| fR181 | Jul | Western Sahara | |
| fR182/183 | Aug/Sep | Transglobal Underground | |
| fR184 | Oct | Tarras | |
| fR185 | Nov | Thomas Mapfumo | |
| fR186 | Dec | Martin Carthy | |
| 1997 | fR163/164 | Jan/Feb | Flook! |
| fR165 | Mar | Tarika | |
| fR166 | Apr | English Traditions | |
| fR167 | May | Marilis Orionaa | |
| fR168 | Jun | Blyth Power | |
| fR169 | Jul | Luther Allison | |
| fR170/171 | Aug/Sep | Sharon Shannon | |
| fR172 | Oct | Roger McGuinn | |
| fR173 | Nov | Eleftheria Arvanitaki | |
| fR174 | Dec | Kate Rusby | |
| 1996 | fR151/152 | Jan/Feb | The Roches |
| fR153 | Mar | Shooglenifty | |
| fR154 | Apr | Oumou Sangare | |
| fR155 | May | Eliza Carthy | |
| fR156 | Jun | Donal Lunny | |
| fR157 | Jul | Linda Thompson | |
| fR158/159 | Aug/Sep | Afro Celts Sound System | |
| fR160 | Oct | Moxy Früvous | |
| fR161 | Nov | Cheikh Lô | |
| fR162 | Dec | Garmarna | |
| 1995 | fR139/140 | Jan/Feb | Martin Simpson |
| fR141 | Mar | Ani DiFranco | |
| fR142 | Apr | Corason Records, Mexico | |
| fR143 | May | The Equation | |
| fR144 | Jun | Ali Akbar Khan | |
| fR145 | Jul | Shawn Colvin | |
| fR146/147 | Aug/Sep | Gatemouth Brown | |
| fR148 | Oct | Catriona MacDonald & Ian Lowthian | |
| fR149 | Nov | Salif Keita | |
| fR150 | Dec | Koerner, Ray & Glover | |
| 1994 | fR127/128 | Jan/Feb | Altan |
| fR129 | Mar | Bert Jansch | |
| fR130 | Apr | Eliza Carthy & Nancy Kerr | |
| fR131 | May | Tom Paley | |
| fR132 | Jun | Satan & Adam | |
| fR133 | Jul | Cecile Kayirebwa | |
| fR134/135 | Aug/Sep | La Cucina | |
| fR136 | Oct | V.M. Bhatt | |
| fR137 | Nov | Tish Hinojosa | |
| fR138 | Dec | Boukman Eksperyans | |
| 1993 | fR115/116 | Jan/Feb | June Tabor |
| fR117 | Mar | Joe Arroyo | |
| fR118 | Apr | John Renbourn | |
| fR119 | May | Richard Thompson | |
| fR120 | June | Tansads | |
| fR121 | July | Blind Boys of Alabama | |
| fR122 | Aug | Iris Dement | |
| fR123 | Sep | Nenes | |
| fR124 | Oct | Oyster Band | |
| fR125 | Nov | Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan | |
| fR126 | Dec | Lucky Dube | |
| 1992 | fR103/104 | Jan/Feb | Buffy Sainte-Marie |
| fR105 | Mar | Roaring Lion | |
| fR106 | Apr | Kathryn Tickell Band | |
| fR107 | May | Freddy de Majunga | |
| fR108 | Jun | Dick Gaughan | |
| fR109 | Jul | Pops Staples | |
| fR110 | Aug | Fairport Convention | |
| fR111 | Sep | Emmylou Harris | |
| fR112 | Oct | Chris Wood & Andy Cutting | |
| fR113 | Nov | Ali Farka Toure | |
| fR114 | Dec | Zap Mama | |
| 1991 | fR91/92 | Jan/Feb | Waterboys |
| fR93 | Mar | Los Lobos | |
| fR94 | Apr | Carthy & Swarbrick | |
| fR95 | May | Baaba Maal | |
| fR96 | Jun | Ron Kavana | |
| fR97 | Jul | Billy Bragg | |
| fR98 | Aug | Indian Classical Music | |
| fR99 | Sep | Edward II | |
| fR100 | Oct | 100th Issue! A Brak painting . . . | |
| fR101 | Nov | Taj Mahal | |
| fR102 | Dec | Capercaillie | |
| 1990 | fR79/80 | Jan/Feb | Oyster Band |
| fR81 | Mar | Phil Cunningham | |
| fR82 | Apr | Kanda Bongo Man | |
| fR83 | Mar | Andy White | |
| fR84 | Jun | Jaipongan Music of Java | |
| fR85 | Jul | The Barely Works | |
| fR86 | Aug | Blowzabella | |
| fR87 | Sep | Mouth Music | |
| fR88 | Oct | Wizz & Simeon Jones | |
| fR89 | Nov | Dimi Mint Abba/Mauretania | |
| fR90 | Dec | Iain Matthews | |
| 1989 | fR67 | Jan | Cuban Music Special |
| fR68 | Feb | Nanci Griffith | |
| fR69 | Mar | Ashley Hutchings | |
| fR70 | Apr | Pascal Diatta & Sona Mané | |
| fR71 | May | Jo Ann Kelly | |
| fR72 | Jun | Gregson & Collister | |
| fR73 | Jul | Elvis Costello | |
| fR74 | Aug | Les Negresses Vertes | |
| fR75 | Sep | Tata Bambo Kouyate | |
| fR76 | Oct | Dolores Keane | |
| fR77 | Nov | 3 Mustaphas 3 | |
| fR78 | Dec | Honeyboy Edwards | |
| 1988 | fR55 | Jan | Relativity |
| fR56 | Feb | Ali Farka Toure | |
| fR57 | Mar | Andrew Cronshaw | |
| fR58 | Apr | Dance Special | |
| fR59 | May | Ralph McTell | |
| fR60 | Jun | Andy Kershaw | |
| fR61 | Jul | Maddy Prior | |
| fR62 | Aug | John Hammond | |
| fR63 | Sep | Johnny Clegg | |
| fR64 | Oct | Youssou N’Dour | |
| fR65 | Nov | Shirley Collins | |
| fR66 | Dec | Patrick Street | |
| 1987 | fR43 | Jan | Christy Moore |
| fR44 | Feb | Fairport Convention | |
| fR45 | Mar | Ted Hawkins | |
| fR46 | Apr | Dembo Konte & Kausu Kuyateh/Gambia | |
| fR47 | May | Michelle Shocked | |
| fR48 | Jun | Mary Coughlan | |
| fR49 | Jul | Alistair Anderson | |
| fR50 | Aug | The Pogues | |
| fR51 | Sep | Najma Akhtar | |
| fR52 | Oct | De Dannan | |
| fR53 | Nov | Martin Carthy | |
| fR54 | Dec | Marta Sebestyen | |
| 1986 | fR31 | Jan | Martin Simpson |
| fR32 | Feb | Kate & Anna McGarrigle | |
| fR33 | Mar | The Watersons | |
| fR34 | Apr | Oyster Band | |
| fR35 | May | Abdel Aziz El Mubarak/Sudan | |
| fR36 | Jun | Loudon Wainwright III | |
| fR37 | Jul | Suzanne Vega | |
| fR38 | Aug | Dave Swarbrick’s Whippersnapper | |
| fR39 | Sep | Dick Gaughan | |
| fR40 | Oct | Robert Cray | |
| fR41 | Nov | Kathryn Tickell | |
| fR42 | Dec | Billy Bragg | |
| 1985 | SR 23 | Jan | Blowzabella |
| SR 24 | Apr | Martin Carthy | |
| fR25 | Jul | Richard Thompson | |
| fR26 | Aug | Flaco Jimenez | |
| fR27 | Sep | June Tabor | |
| fR28 | Oct | Thomas Mapfumo | |
| fR29 | Nov | Paul Brady | |
| fR30 | Dec | Boothill Foot-tappers | |
| 1984 | SR 19 | Jan | Bill Caddick |
| SR 20 | Apr | Copper Family | |
| SR 21 | Jul | Girls Of The Golden West/Scan Tester | |
| SR 22 | Oct | Al Stewart | |
| 1983 | SR 15 | Jan | Oyster Band |
| SR 16 | Apr | Andy Irvine | |
| SR 17 | Jul | John Kirkpatrick | |
| SR 18 | Oct | Dick Gaughan | |
| 1982 | SR 11 | Jan | Maddy Prior & Rick Kemp |
| SR 12 | Apr | Martin Simpson | |
| SR 13 | Jul | Ashley Hutchings | |
| SR 14 | Oct | Andrew Cronshaw | |
| 1981 | SR 7 | Jan | Peter Bellamy |
| SR 8 | Apr | Richard & Linda Thompson | |
| SR 9 | Jul | Fred Wedlock | |
| SR 10 | Oct | Peter Bond/Paul Metsers | |
| 1980 | SR 3 | Jan | June Tabor |
| SR 4 | Apr | “State Of Folk” Discussion | |
| SR 5 | Jul | Taffy Thomas | |
| SR 6 | Oct | Wizz Jones | |
| 1979 | SR 1 | July | Pete Coe/New Victory Band |
| SR 2 | Oct | Nic Jones |
