Our Song of the Day comes from the award-winning British singer, songwriter and guitarist Blair Dunlop. ‘Fifty Shades of Blue’ is the third single from his acclaimed 2014 album ‘House Of Jacks’ which was one of our featured Album of the Month last year. Blair embark on a co-headline tour with British songwriter Emma Stevens in April.

Combining dizzying instrumental flair with a maturing songwriter’s voice Incidents & Accidents strips Dan Walsh’s sound back to its core and is wholly satisfying as a result, a perfect blend of great playing, so finely realised it is at times simply breathtaking, with a gift for telling a story that gets straight to the narrative heartbeat, making for an exceptional record all round.

We have a great song premiere today from Brighton-based Californian singer-songwriter Ed Prosek. Ed covers the folk classic ‘Moonshiner’ which has been covered covered by the likes of Bob Dylan and The Punch Brothers. It features on his latest digital only single Michigan. Listen here.

Formerly known as Joyce The Librarian, Martin Callingham recently released the excellent ‘Tonight, We All Swim Free’, one of our featured Albums of the Month. Here he gives FRUK an exclusive insight into the album’s creation, those involved in its making and shares his thoughts on mysterious art of songwriting.

10 years on, Tom Heyman’s finally made a third album, one that showcases his fine work on acoustic, electric and slide guitars as well as his slightly grained and rasped baritone. We also have the European Video Premiere for Black Top, a B-movie inspired spoof made with director Steve Hanft and featuring a surprise guest from Dengue Fever.

It was a couple of years ago now that we ran an introduction and interview with Brooklyn-based band Wild Leaves. Fast forward 2015 to enjoy their new video for ‘Mystic Ocean’ on which they take you through an animated stop-motion psychedelic, trip through the cosmos.

The three surviving members of Fotheringay – Jerry Donahue, Gerry Conway and Pat Donaldson are to reunite for 6 UK Tour Dates in June this year with a new exciting line up. Plus: Universal Music catalogue announce the release of a new Four CD Boxset – Nothing More: The Collected Fotheringay, scheduled for release on March 30th 2105.

The Gloaming have been announced as 2014 Meteor Choice Prize Winner for Irish Album of the Year. The 10th annual Meteor Choice Music Prize celebrates and acknowledges the best in Irish recorded music. They have also been nominated for three awards in the forthcoming BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards

Asleep At The Wheel call on old friends and new with a younger generation drawn to re-flame the torch for western swing and their ongoing tribute to The King, Bob Wills. Featuring: Pokey LaFarge, The Avett Brothers, Old Crow Medicine Show, Willie Nelson and The Quebe Sisters and many more.

‘Sonomama’ is the title of Lucy Sale’s latest album, it is a Japanese word, meaning ‘in a natural state’ – and that’s how the show began: multi-instrumentalist Lucy opted for a stripped-back accompaniment of only a nylon-stringed classical guitar for a solo rendition of the unreleased ‘You Never Can Tell’. A memorable evening at The Maudslay, Coventry.

Kyle Carey’s debut revealed her to be as impressive a storyteller as she is a musician and singer, something confirmed by North Star, her full-length follow-up which was produced by Seamus Egan, a founding member of Solas and featuring contributions from Josienne Clarke, Ben Walker, Pauline Scanlon, Natalie Haas and Craig Werth.

Our Song of the Day is from the fabulous Chris Wood by way of a video of him performing ‘Jerusalem’ at The Green Backyard, a vibrant community growing project in the heart of Peterborough which has been placed under threat by developers. It is one of the last green spaces in the city centre which needs saving. Chris is on tour now.