The highly anticipated debut album Fifty Verses from Melrose Quartet: Nancy Kerr & James Fagan / Jess & Richard Arrowsmith get’s released this August. Find out how fate brought them together.

M G Boulter makes a striking solo debut with The Water Or The Wave, a beautifully constructed album inspired by his Essex coastal home.

The Walking Hour is an exceptionally beautiful album from We/Or/Me, the musical alias of Bahhaj Taherzadeh. It features Vashti Bunyan and the most beautiful verses I’ve heard on an album this year.

New musical The Islanders will feature songs from Eddie Argos (Art Brut) and Jim Moray, plus Jim celebrates the 10th Anniversary of ‘Sweet England’ with a special re-issue and party!

Welcome to the world of Snippet aka Johnno Casson, a Colchester based artist whose music knows no boundaries…homegrown and loveable!

Live At Caffè Lena: Music From America’s Legendary Coffeehouse is a monumental release feat live unreleased performances from Dave Van Ronk, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Kate McGarrigle, Anais Mitchell, Arlo Guthrie & more

Named after the longitudes and latitudes of weaving, Laura Veir’s ninth full-length album is a mesmeric tapestry of sound.

Watch The Handome Family’s trippy new video for Octopus, taken from their latest album Wilderness.

Folk Radio UK will be at this year’s Cropredy Festival enjoying another great line-up. Here’s a preview of some of what’s on offer.

Watch London based 7-piece folk band Patch and the Giant performing ‘The Sleeping Boat’ in a lovely summer Garden Session.

Ten Songs is hailed by James Yorkston as the best album of the year so far…David A. Jaycock has crafted an album that is eerie, eclectic and often beautiful. It deserves to bring him wider acclaim.

This month sees the launch of two new channels on Folk Radio UK, both offer a different mix of music covering the folk spectrum from trad through to folk rock, psych folk and more alternative offerings.