The unrelenting 78 collector Ian Nagoski is at it again with Widow’s Joy being just one of six compilations that he has put together in the last 12 mouths. Don’t miss Nagoski’s talks held all over Europe and the UK in April and May.

Daniel Johnston has announced a special show at The Barbican, London in June to celebrate the 30th anniversary of his acclaimed ‘Hi, How Are You?’ Guests wil include Jeffrey Lewis, Emmy the Great, Norman Blake and more.

Listen / Watch this great live track of Paper Beat Scissors performing ‘Tendrils’ with Clogs and My Brightest Diamond during the Halifax Jazz Festival at St. Matthew’s Church, Nova Scotia.

Miranda Sykes & Rex Preston release their second studio album ‘Sing A Full Song’ featuring some exceptional performances which should see them stamping their authority as an established folk duo.

Get a taster of ‘Way to Blue – The Songs of Nick Drake’ which is released this comig Monday 15th April featuring Teddy Thompson, Vashti Bunyan, Robyn Hitchcock, Lisa Hannigan, Scott Matthews, Danny Thompson and more

Eliza Carthy gives fans a rare treat with a podcast on which Eliza telling some of the stories behind her material and albums, and playing a selection of songs and tunes from her back catalogue.

Simon Holland catches a great live performance by Erica Buettner at The Slaughtered Lamb, she is supported on the night by The Diamond Family Archive. True Love and Water is one of our Albums of the Month.

Bella Hardy’s ‘battleplan’ is by far and away her most consistent record to date which reunites her with producer Mattie Foulds. It may also be amongst the best sounding CDs you’ll hear this year.

This week on Simple Folk Radio David Thomas Broughton is in session! Broughton occupies a contentious position, divides opinion, unsettles, is self-consciously clumsy, hilarious, beautiful but above all memorable.

In this weeks Prog Corner Dirk Van Distanz has been transformed into a Disco Robot and it’s up to Bert Vertigo to keep things Progressive with the help of Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Pink Floyd, The Beatles and more.

Turner Cody has a new album out in May: ‘Last of the Big Time Spenders’….”For the first record of my thirties, I wanted to make something that spoke to adulthood and the changing times.” Watch his new video!

Seamus Fogarty has hastily put together this behind the scenes video documentary about the sad reality of life on the road with James Yorkston, Pictish Trail. Get their remaining English tour dates.