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Warscout Many Tribes One Ian Anderson’s own online
Nation (Canyon) John Wynne Ar fRoots Radio, featuring all the
Nós Na Gaoithe/ Like The Wind fRoots Playlist albums from page 5
(Cló Iar-Chonnachta); Les Yeux and more from this issue, is
Noirs Best Oyf/ Opre Scena (Zig- available in podcast form – to
Zag Territoires); Hermas Zopoula which you can subscribe in iTunes
Espoir (Asthmatic Kitty). via both Mondomix and Podomatic
DVDs: Iva Bittova & Ida
– as well as streaming. Just go to
Kelarova Jazz (Indies Scope);
www.frootsmag.com and follow
Peter Finger Peter Finger
the fRoots Radio links. As this is a
(Wonderland); Various It Ain’t
double issue there’ll be a second
Over! (Delmark).
programme going live mid-August
as well as the one in mid-July
which coincides with publication.
WAVES
MISC.
Having apparently sent over
400 staff including seven senior
We were sad to hear of the
executives to cover old rock acts at
passing of Indian sarod maestro
Glastonbury this year, it seems
Ali Akbar Khan on 19th June,
that the BBC has spent most of
aged 87; of shanty singer Johnny
our pocket money so there won’t
Collins on 5th July, aged 71; of
be much left to do TV coverage of
blues singer Koko Taylor, only
folk/world music events this year.
recently featured in fR312, on 3rd
Cambridge Festival will get three
June aged 80; of Irish traditional
half hour programmes on BBC4
singer Rita Keane of the Keane
devoted to Lucinda Williams,
Sisters, on 28th June aged 86; of
Oumou Sangare and Los Lobos,
West Country singer George
and Womad nothing at all…
Withers on 29th June, aged 85; of
BBC Radio 2’s Radcliffe &
ethnomusicologist, author and
Maconie will broadcast live music
film maker Nazir Ali Jairazbhoy
from the opening night of
(who played on the Incredible
Cambridge on Thurs 30th July
String Band’s 5000 Spirits album)
10pm-midnight, and the Mike
on 20th June, aged 81; of
Harding show will feature an
Karnatic percussion master
hour of music and interviews on
Palghat R Raghu on 2nd June,
Weds 5th August at 7pm.
aged 81 and of Viennese yodelling
star and Austrian tradition carrier
BBC Radio 3 are covering
Trude Mally on 4th June, aged 81.
Womad in World On 3 (Fridays at
11.15 pm) with Lopa Kothari on
Folk Against Facism is a
Seventy? I thought you said seventies! by David Owen. Visit
24th July (live) and 31st, and
movement created in the
www.theinkcorporation.co.uk for prints, postcards, pop folk art and
Charlie Gillett (7th & 14th August)
aftermath of the June 4th
other beautiful things.
and in World Routes (Saturdays at
elections, making it clear to one
3pm) with Lucy Duran on 25th
and all that the UK folk scene is an
making a special David Owen- charity now in its 23rd year. It will
July (live) and 1st August.
open and inclusive one with no
designed logo available for CDs, comprise major public events –
place for racism. A rallying cry has
allowing artists to state clearly including two editions of the ever-
World On 3 dates continue
sounded out, with around 3,500
that they do not condone their popular Music Village festival,
with Mary Ann Kennedy on 21st
Facebook group members since its
music being sold or distributed by Europe’s longest-running festival
Aug (featuring Tinariwen) and
launch, against the insidious
the BNP. A Folk Against Facism of world cultures – in 2010 and
28th, and Lopa Kothari on 4th &
insinuation of the BNP into the
launch will be held at Sidmouth 2012 respectively. 2009 will
11th September, the latter with
folk music and traditional customs
Folk Week. For full details of therefore be a festival-free year,
Wasifuddin Dagar. World Routes
and events of Britain. The BNP
forthcoming activities and to buy to allow for research,
has Lucy Duran trips to Morocco
have been increasingly attempting
T-shirts, stickers and badges, join development and consultation
(22nd Aug & 5th Sept) and Cape
to appropriate British traditions as
the Facebook group Folk Against with project partners around the
Verde (12th & 19th Sept).
a means of spreading their racist
Fascism or visit
www.myspace.com/ world and in London’s diverse
DJ Ritu’s World In London, policies, including the sale of
folkagainstfacism communities.
Saturdays at 8pm on BBC London music through Excalibur, the Plans are underway for a new The English Folk Dance &
94.9, has guests Vieux Farka merchandising arm of the BNP, worldwide cultural project in Song Society (EFDSS) presents an
Toure (18th July); El Tanbura despite the outrage and London 2010-2012 on the theme exhibition of new site-specific
(25th); Carnaval Del Pueblo (1st protestation of many of the artists of World City. The project is work from artists Sarah Foqué and
August); Daby Balde (8th); Kal included. As we go to press, a organised by Cultural Co- James Johnson-Perkins at the Cecil
(15th) and Ivan Duran of Belize’s meeting is underway to organise operation, an independent Sharp House building in London.
Stonetree Records (22nd). large-scale live events as well as London-based arts and education
www.efdss.org
The Folk Against Fascism logo and sticker Ali Akbar Khan
Photo: Dave Peabody
Design: David Owen
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