Our Song of the Day is from Shearwater’s new album Fellow Travelers. This is their cover of Fucked Up Life by The Baptist Generals.

Israel Nash Gripka’s latest release ‘Rain Plans’ is music that knows no bounds, rich and complex and just a little mysterious. But the pleasure of a mystery is surely to unravel its secrets…

Award winning folk duo Spiers and Boden have announced that their Spring tour next year (2014) will be their last together for the foreseeable future.

The Avett Brothers announce the release of their eight studio album The Magpie & The Dandelion. Watch their new video for Another Is Waiting.

Diamond Valley is the latest release from The R G Morrison and is without a doubt one of the best albums that will be released this year.

Scottish Trad Music Award’s Folk Band of the Year Breabach annouce new album Ùrlar. Get a taster and don’t miss their forthcoming UK Tour.

Song of the Day is from Peggy Sue: ‘Idle’ is taken from the forthcoming album, Choir of Echoes, to be released by Wichita Recordings and Yep Roc Records at the start of 2014

Watch Julianna Barwick’s official video for Crystal Lake, performed live at Judson Church featuring guest vocalists including Sharon Van Etten.

Sunray’s latest release ‘Fullcircle’ is a welcome addition to the collection of anyone with a penchant for kosmische musik, droney psych or West Coast flower pop.

Steeleye Span’s legendary fiddle player Peter Knight is out on the road again this autumn with his band Gigspanner. Their music is unique and unlike any other band out there!

Southeastern is Jason Isbell’s fourth studio album since leaving the Drive by Truckers. It is an album of outstanding song writing and it’s a pleasure to add this to our Albums of the Month.

Glenn Jones, one of the finest modern exponents of American Primitivism, embarks on a UK / European Tour this November 2013. Full tour dates & video here.