Listen to our latest guest mix from Michael Tanner. A midwinter mix for 2013 – There’s plenty of traditional Winter songs, field-recordings and a few medieval carols/older pieces to boot.

I have two very special songs of the Day today as they are from a recording I made of Tim Eriksen at Sidmouth Folk Festival this year, both of the songs feature on his 2013 release Josh Billings Voyage.

Fans of Steve Ashley will be pleased to hear that the first ever musical biography of Steve’s career has been released: ‘Fire & Wine – An Armchair Guide to Steve Ashley’.

Marissa Nadler has announced UK tour dates for 2014 following the release of her new album ‘July’ via Bella Union. Listen to the first single here.

Songs from the Ark is back with Episode 13…unlucky for some…feat. new stuff from Jason Isbell, Barton Carroll, Devon Sproule and Robbie Fulks plus the usual ‘nuggets’ form the past and present.

Francois & The Atlas Mountains are back on the road again in March with 6 UK dates and a new album on the way!

Green Man brings magical Wales to Cecil Sharp House with Hwyl to celebrate St David’s Day with BBC Radiophonic Workshop, 9 Bach, The Gentle Good, Pictish Trail and loads more.

A new track from Cosmo Sheldrake and our Song of the Day. Conceived on a little island in British Columbia, Canada…this is magical…we have a bonus video as well!

Listen to a new song from The Great Park from his forthcoming EP ‘When the Animals Follow the Gunshots’ the third of three EPs released in 2013.

Our Song of the Day is ‘Weathered’ by Rhode Island folk duo Brown Bird. The song has been offered to fans by Dave Lamb who was diagnosed with leukemia earlier this year.

Paul Armfield and band are on scintillating form live at the Slaughtered Lamb 16th Dec 2013 as he prepares for the official release of his new album Up Here.

The spooky delights of Opera North’s Crows’ Bones, featuring Martin Green, Niklas Roswall, Inge Thompson and Becky Unthank live at St. Leonards Church Shoreditch 12th Dec 2013