Folk Radio UK, is an online Independent Music Journal covering a broad range of

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, Global music,

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and other alternative offerings. Established in 2004 by Alex Gallacher. the website features Album Reviews, News, Live Reviews and Interviews. They are based in

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, but supported by a team of reviewers and journalists that include

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. Articles are supplemented by mixes and shows. These include the Folk Show; a more "leftfield and alternative" Lost in Transmission series, and the experimental KLOF series. A specialist folk music channel was launched on

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in 2012 which was curated by Folk Radio UK's Editor.

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Official website
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