2025

Jeffrey Lewis has announced his new album, The EVEN MORE Freewheelin’ Jeffrey Lewis, watch the video for his lead single and video, “Sometimes Life Hits You”.

Shrewsbury Folk Festival has released its second wave of artists for this August’s event including Canadian singer songwriter Martha Wainwright and a special focus on Scottish music. 

Taken from their forthcoming album ‘Everything, When Said Slowly’, The Ocelots premiere the video for their latest single ‘Australia’, which tackles the personal theme of migration.

The nominations for the 7th RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards have been announced, including Róis, Lemoncello, Joshua Burnside, Lankum, Christy Moore, Ríoghnach Connolly, Landless, John Spillane, Niamh Bury and more.

The abiding characteristic of Speilstillevariasjoner is its sense of wholeness. This is music that constantly has its eyes wide open, both in wonder and in anticipation of the next new and interesting path. Stein Urheim has again proved himself to be Norway’s premier musical explorer.

Sam Amidon shares his haunting new single ‘Golden Willow Tree’, taken from his forthcoming new album Salt River. Watch the accompanying video featuring a solo performance, filmed and directed by renowned photographer Steve Gullick.

Looking for the Thread offers a captivating meeting of different but kindred musical minds of Julie Fowlis, Karine Polwart, and Mary Chapin Carpenter. All three can be proud of their collaboration; we can but hope for a sequel.

Taken from last year’s excellent ‘A Village of Many Springs’, North Carolina acoustic guitarist Blake Hornsby shares a music video for his epic ‘Bury My Soul in the Linville River’.

In the hands of film producer James Mangold, there is a very real probability that the definitive Bob Dylan film has finally arrived, with the man himself nowhere to be seen but his spirit and very essence seeping into every frame.

This week’s Monday Morning Brew features music from Floating Action, Big Bend, Joshua Burnside, David Allred, The Weather Station, Cynefin, Norman&Corrie, Blue Lake, Roger Bunn, Gökçen Kaynatan and more.

The Weather Station’s ‘Humanhood’ is a sharp-edged bulletin from the 2025 frontline. Within, hope can be found, not just in the human spirit but also in the boundless forward-motion energy that creativity offers us all…there might yet be light at the end of the tunnel.

Watch the video for Joshua Burnside’s new single, Climb the Tower, in which he reimagines the adventures of his childhood and reflects on the similar stories his son may have.

For all its apparent familiarity, The Purple Bird is a country record that nobody else could have possibly made. Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy is still doing things entirely his own way, and he sounds as good as ever. Long may it continue.

Taken from their new album, The Smile You Send Out Returns To You, Constant Follower share the video for their latest single, Almost Time To Go. The dream-like video, filmed and directed by Kris Boyle, accentuates the song’s centredness and the inevitable passage of time.