Ah another contentious thread on Mudcat. I agree with the wise words of one Judy Dyble, without reviewing every word in this thread, fRoots has carried on reviewing musical forms and artists that are, by and large, thrown into that great pile of "other" music in most record stores. I have been impressed by the evolution of the magazine, since I first started looking at it here in the U.S. in the early 90's. I don't always agree with their assesment of the next big thing, or certain reviews, or quite frankly some of his editorials. I DO however appreciate that we have a magazine that covers those "other" forms of music in a nice package, and looks great. I am a fan of much roots music, on a global scale. fRoots is the best choice in magazine for me therefore, as others have suggested, there are other choices for a more British Isles-centric music magazine. Given a choice between SOnglines, Global Rhythm and fRoots, I'll take fRoots every time. And much like NOrman D, I have no affiliation with any magazine. The one thing that used to irk me about fRoots is the abundance of pics, and inclusion of 20 year old tracks on some of the freebie cd's of Mr. Anderson's various bands over the years! Play nice people, its just a magazine-not the fucking bible!