Issue 22 of R2 is now on sale. As ever it's another bursting-at-the-seams edition. The Fairport's Cropedy Convention special celebrates the 30th anniversary of Fairport Convention's annual festival with an Alphabetti Spaghetti overview of the event cooked up by Simon Nicol and Ken Hunt. Elsewhere the folk-rock theme is further explored in interviews with Iain Matthews and Little Johnny England, and with up and coming Hull band, Circus Envy. There's Irish folk in the shape of Michael McGoldrick, sea shanties courtesy of ten-piece Fisherman's Friends, plus The Black Keys – one of the most happening purveyors of contemporary blues flavoured rock.

Kevin Barker, American nu-folk pioneer is quizzed on his activities. We catch up with Ian McNabb and find out what he's been up to since his Icicle Works days and we learn why singer-songwriter Sandi Thom has the blues. Elsewhere we talk to Willy Vlautin, frontman of Richmond Fontaine; there's exciting UK blues band The Mustangs, plus Scottish folk/dance crossover heavyweights Shooglenifty, and many more of the most happening acts on the roots, rock, blues, singer-songwriter, country and world music scenes … acts like Ian Prowse, Spook Of The Thirteenth Lock, Two, Sam Sallon, The Whybirds, Dirtmusic, Kirsty McGee, Pokey LaFarge, and Kristina Olsen.

And we've all your regular favourites: the most extensive review section of any music magazine in the UK (check your wallet before reading; it can be an expensive pleasure); our First Takes round-up of hot new bands and exciting singer-songwriters; It Started With A Disc (R2's writers remember where it all began); Open Mic, for which performers both famous and dues-paying are placed under the spotlight while we ask them some pertinent questions. There's our main-page and back-section news round-ups; the fascinating industry feedback of Inside Job; our Under The Influence and Venues We Love columns, plus new regulars Funny You Should Say That (humour, comment and opinion in a radical remix) and On The Road Again (our tour-alert service). Bliss!

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Our free cover-mounted UnHerd CD compilation this issue features a Cropredy festival theme with tracks from Fairport Convention, Thea Gilmore, Matthews' Southern Comfort, Little Johnny England, Martyn Joseph, Rick Wakeman, Circus Envy, Mabon, Judy Dyble, Leatherat, Ahab and more. Listen and read … it's a great combination.

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