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Looking for a New England 2: An fRoots and EFDSS presentation of music and a free cd...

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News in from Ian Anderson and fRoots : Looking For A New England 2: is a follow up to last year's Arts Council supported project which focussed on young musicians pushing the boundaries of traditional English music. This year Looking For A New England 2, takes a look at some of the musicians now resident in the UK making music from over there, over here. Read the press release and details of a special evening of music on 6th November, in the full article. Read more »

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The fRoots Critics Poll Albums of the Year 2009 : Nominees announced

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The fRoots Critics Poll Albums Of The Year nominees have been announced today. Every year since 1986 (when the first winner was Paul Simon's Graceland) fRoots has polled experts in the UK and abroad to decide the Album Of The Year in folk, roots & world music. With over 300 writers, broadcasters and activists on the panel, it is established internationally as the most extensively researched and prestigious annual poll of its kind. GondwanaSound is proud to be part of the panel. Read on for full list of nominees. Read more »

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Music Awards beyond the BBC .....

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After hosting the first Awards for World Music in January 2002, the BBC announced in august 2008 that they were being axed. Had they run their course, would someone step in to save them, do we actually need awards ? Jill Turner set out to find some answers. Read more »

20 years ago - WOMAD and fROOTS charts July 1988

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nusrat_from_poster88Where does all the time go ! Having been the beneficiary of a number of boxes of back issues of fROOTS I thought I'd start a recent history slot for the GondwanaSound broadcasts. The cover stars, the chart artists and the movers and groovers.

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