RootsWorld Radio

Series produced by Cliff Furnald

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Global music radio with a different outlook.

Global music radio with a different outlook. Host and editor Cliff Furnald explores the world's music with little concern for age, genre or country of origin. It's all music, it's all "world."


90 Pieces

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On the 101st edition of RootsWorld Radio, RootsWorld goes to the British Isles via central Africa, listens to the Shetland-Sweden connection and so...

  • Added: May 20, 2014
  • Length: 58:46
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Nordic music with a twist: From traditional kanteles and nyckelharpas to progressive rock guitars; from jazz harmonica to avant garde horns; we'll ...

  • Added: May 13, 2014
  • Length: 58:45
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On the 99th edition of RootsWorld Radio, we'll wander down the east coast of Africa, hop to the south Atlantic, pop to the Nordic north, and then w...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2014
  • Length: 58:45
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On RootsWorld Radio #98, host Cliff Furnald plays some new Nordic explorations, 3 traditional works from Azerbaijan, a little jazz and a little fol...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2014
  • Length: 58:45
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On RootsWorld Radio #97, host Cliff Furnald goes to the far side of roots, with edgy experiments from Scotland and sublime art music from Korea. He...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2014
  • Length: 58:45
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On the 96th edition of RootsWorld Radio, we'll hear how klezmer meets jazz, find a few Coltrane inspired global mashups with tumbao and Cream, list...

  • Added: Mar 31, 2014
  • Length: 58:45
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RootsWorld Radio #95

  • Added: Mar 31, 2014
  • Length: 58:46
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RootsWorld Radio #94 will be a globetrotter, from the mountains of Taiwan to the hills of Wales, from cold north of Europe to the heat of Ethiopia,...

  • Added: Mar 31, 2014
  • Length: 58:45
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RootsWorld Radio #93 has a case of Saturday yurt fever, with music from Mongolia, Sweden, Serbia, Finland, France, Bengal, Myanmar, Canada and the ...

  • Added: Mar 31, 2014
  • Length: 58:45
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RootsWorld Radio host Cliff Furnald presents a special performance by acclaimed Swedish folk fiddler Mats Edén. This informal session was recorded ...

  • Added: Mar 31, 2014
  • Length: 58:45
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On the 121st edition of RootsWorld, we'll be serving up a few potatoes and some mini songs on the side, along with some blues, rock, folk and jazz ...

  • Added: Oct 12, 2014
  • Length: 58:45
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On the 120th edition of RootsWorld Radio, we'll hear a few global fusions, from Mali via Israel and New York via India. Old things and new from Bra...

  • Added: Oct 02, 2014
  • Length: 58:45
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On the 119th edition of RootsWorld radio, we'll simply ear-wander aimlessly about. Come join me and see where we end up. Artists will include Pape...

  • Added: Oct 02, 2014
  • Length: 58:45
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The 118th edition of RootsWorld radio will feature new Welsh music by 9 Bach, the America ensemble Dálava's exploration of ancient Moravian folk so...

  • Added: Oct 02, 2014
  • Length: 58:45
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On the 117th edition of RootsWorld Radio, we'll explore new sounds from the Gascon/Basque borders, cross the Baltic and back, listen to some solo g...

  • Added: Sep 15, 2014
  • Length: 58:46
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On the 116th edition of RootsWorld Radio, editor and host Cliff Furnald mostly keeps his mouth shut and plays music from the US, Palestine, Portuga...

  • Added: Aug 27, 2014
  • Length: 58:47
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The 115th edition of RootsWorld Radio will feature historic recordings from Mali in the 1970s by Les Ambassaduers du Motel de Bamako, new music fro...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2014
  • Length: 58:45
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On the first half of 114th edition of RootsWorld Radio, we'll focus on the music of Mozambique, with field recordings new and old, including two pi...

  • Added: Aug 14, 2014
  • Length: 58:45
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On the 113th edition of RootsWorld, we'll start with some brass, reeds and strings from Denmark, and flutes from France and Sweden. We'll explore s...

  • Added: Aug 11, 2014
  • Length: 58:45
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On the 112th edition of RootsWorld Radio, join Cliff Furnald for a musical trip around the planet. We'll start with some 70s roots-pop music from A...

  • Added: Jul 29, 2014
  • Length: 58:45