In his latest exploration of boundary-pushing traditional music from around the world, Patrick Clarke reports from Sweden’s Supertraditional Festival, where bridges are being built across Europe’s experimental folk scenes. Plus, 10 crucial new records, from Spanish electroclash bagpipes to Millinerian weirdness from Leeds
Sara Parkman performs live at the inaugural Supertraditional Festival. Photo by Isak Gudnason
Before we begin, I can't recommend enough that any England-based readers catch La Tène and Sourdure, two outliers of the French radical folk scene, at their forthcoming Cafe OTO show this Saturday (26 September). I reviewed La Tène live in my last column, and I stand by every effusive word, no matter how hyperbolic they might seem.
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