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.

Where 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.