Recognising outstanding talent in world music
Fellside at 40 Fellside Recordings will celebrate their 40th anniversary with two concerts at a new folk festival early next year. Roots 66 is a weekend-long celebration of folk and roots music, taking place at The Theatre by the Lake in Cumbria on February 5-7.
Founded by husband and wife Paul and Linda Adams in 1976, Fellside has since become renowned for the quali of its recordings and artists, who have included Spiers & Boden, Ewan McLennan, Nancy Kerr and James Fagan. “Turning a hobby into a full-time job is very rewarding and when that hobby ends up being an award-winning, recognised and respected record company that is doubly satis ing. The icing on the cake has been being able to work with many of the best musicians around,” Paul Adams tells Songlines. + ONLINE www.roots-66.co.uk
Semer reloaded Composer and multi-instrumentalist Alan Bern has been a leading figure in the revival of Yiddish music since the early 1980s. The musical director of international klezmer band Brave Old World initiated yet another project, which aims to resurrect the Jewish music of 1920s Berlin, captured by Hirsch Lewin on his Semer label.
In the 20s, the ci of Berlin was the home of a golden age of Jewish musicians and music before being brutally repressed by Nazi rule the following decade. Lewin’s label was raided on November 9 1938, and thousands of records and metal plates were destroyed in the process. For decades, the music was thought to be forgotten and forever lost until they were miraculously recovered and restored by musicologist Rainer E Lotz.
was raided on November 9 1938, and thousands of records and metal plates were destroyed in the process. For decades,
able to record the concerts commemorating the music with the help of producer Ben Mandelson and Piranha Records
Bern, along with several accomplished musicians, were able to record the concerts commemorating the music with the help of producer Ben Mandelson and Piranha Records and, following the success of their Kickstarter campaign, will release final mixes in spring next year. + ONLINE www.startnext.com/en/semer-reloaded
2016
Vote now for your chance to win one of three pairs of tickets to WOMAD Charlton Park 2016
Now in their eighth year, the Songlines Music Awards recognise the wealth of musical talent across the world and the voting for the 2016 awards is now open. From a shortlist of the Top of the World albums throughout 2015 (#106 to #114 inclusive) you can vote for the Best Artist and Best Group award winners.
In addition, this year we’ve created five new geographical categories based on the CDs reviewed in Songlines: Africa & Middle East; Americas; Europe; Asia & South Pacific and Fusion. From all albums reviewed throughout 2015, Songlines contributors will decide on four nominees from each of these five categories (announced April 1), with the eventual winners crowned on May 6 in the June 2016 issue (#118).
All Songlines readers and public voters will automatically be entered into a prize draw to win one of three pairs of tickets to WOMAD Charlton Park 2016 ( July 28-31). Ten runners-up will also receive a copy of the Songlines Music Awards 2015 compilation album.
VOTE NOW www.songlinesmusicawards.com The deadline for voting is midnight on January 31 2016
The deadline for voting is midnight on January 31 2016
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