The best of the planet's roots musics from Anglo trad to Zanzibar pop. Formerly fRoots magazine. frootsmag.com/store

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Inspiring music keeps arriving.! Top up your winter music allowance with the October Podwireless, packed with a particularly fine selection of new stuff from the wonderful world of folk, roots music and associated weirdos. No filler, all cherries! podwirelesswords.com/2024/09…
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Altogether a better new year hootenanny than that one on the telly… The first 2025 Podwireless is up – a feast of forthcoming tracks and a final look at the best of the nearly-past year from the fabulous world of folk, roots music and the edges. podwirelesswords.com/2024/12…
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THE BEST OF 2024 from the world of folk, roots music and associated weirdos… the annual Podwireless Best Albums Of The Year. Treat your ears to a special hour podcast with the best of the best, and see the full list of 50 CDs picked for your attention: podwirelesswords.com/2024/12…
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Another injection of inspiring music to help your stress levels while the world awaits the scary election results. The November Podwireless is up, packed with a fine selection of new stuff from the wonderful world of folk, roots music & associated weirdos. podwirelesswords.com/2024/10…
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As we slip out of summer, the September Podwireless has another huge harvest of imminent goodies & recent gems from the wonderful world of folk, roots music & associated weirdities. The best in unpopular music from here, out there & everywhere since 2002. podwirelesswords.com/2024/08…
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Phew, what a scorcher! A quiet spell for new releases on Podwireless to spread its wings, catch up and honour the departed too. And it's another international feast of folk, roots music and associated weirdstuff from here, out there and everywhere. podwirelesswords.com/2024/07…
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Your monthly aural inspiration: from England to Java, from Ethiopia to the Isle of Wight, Scotland to Scandiwegia, and those damn Thompsons! Another international feast of folk, roots music and associated weirdstuff from here, out there and everywhere. podwirelesswords.com/2024/06…
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June’s election-and-Tr*mp-free Podwireless has all sorts, from a capella to morris tunes, from blues to electronica, from the subtly sublime to the ethno-bonkers. A remarkable array of folk, roots music & associated weirdstuff from here, out there. podwirelesswords.com/2024/05…
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May's Podwireless has just flowered, selected from an unfeasibly huge choice of great new releases from the wonderful world of folk, roots music & associated weirdstuff from here, out there & everywhere. The best in unpopular music every month since2002! podwirelesswords.com/2024/04…
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Loads of great new releases for grownups from the wonderful world of folk, roots music and associated weirdstuff from here, out there and everywhere in the April podwireless. The best in unpopular music every month since 2002! podwirelesswords.com/2024/03…
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Listen to what the March winds blow in! Here’s the best of the new releases from the wonderful world of folk, roots music and associated weirdstuff. From Italy through Ireland, via plenty of the UK (Cornwall in particular)… podwirelesswords.com/2024/02…
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It's another fine mix! A further feast of new and forthcoming tracks from the fabulous world of folk, roots music and tangents – from England to Poland and Scotland via Mongolia, Palestine, Okinawa, Cyprus, Sark and other points on the ethno-globe. podwirelesswords.com/2024/01…
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That's enough 2023 (Ed.)! The new January 2024 Podwireless is up – a feast of new and forthcoming tracks from the fabulous world of folk, roots music and the odd intriguing tangent. An altogether better hootenanny than that one on the telly… podwirelesswords.com/2023/12…
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Yer 'tis… THE BEST OF 2023 from the world of folk, roots music and associated weirdos… the annual Podwireless Best Albums Of The Year. Treat your ears to a special hour podcast with the best of the best, and see the full list of 50 CDs here: podwirelesswords.com/2023/12…
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Yer 'tis… THE BEST OF 2023 from the world of folk, roots music and associated weirdos… the annual Podwireless 50 Best Albums Of The Year from the more than 350 that got through the difficult first filter for Podwireless play during the year. podwirelesswords.com/2023/12…
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There are so many great new releases from the wonderful world of folk, roots music and associated weirdstuff that this month’s Podwireless could have been twice as long. No filler, all cherries! Harvesting the best in unpopular music monthly since 2002! podwirelesswords.com/2023/10…
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There's so much good new stuff around, the November Podwireless which goes live this Tuesday, 31st Oct, could easily be four hours instead of the usual two. But with superhuman editing I got it down to the correct length, including… Kelly Hunt : Anita Carter : Holly Blackshaw…
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… Mikey Kenney : Cerys Hafana : Øxn : John Francis Flynn : Batsükh Dorj : San Miguel Fraser : Mark Leggett : Sver : Kamini Natarajan : Salamander : AySay : Bryony Griffith & Alice Jones : The Rosie Hood Band : Les Mamans Du Congo & Robin …
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… Ana Carla Maza : Lenhart Tapes Feat. Svetlana Spajic & Tijana Stankovic : Siger
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