Rhiannon Giddens and her former Carolina Chocolate Drops bandmate Justin Robinson are to reunite on ‘What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow’, an album of North Carolina fiddle and banjo music. Watch the video for the album track ‘Hook and Line’.

Chicago-based Whitney Johnson and Lia Kohl announce their debut album, For Translucence, and share their new single and video “73|74”. Their goal is “for translucence”: for each successive part to add clarity to its others.

Nadia Reid’s ‘Enter Now Brightness’ is an album unfettered by generic pigeonholes and working in complete service to artistic expression. Alongside moments of reflection and introspection, we witness joy, light and a piercing optimism that ruptures this album with vibrant colour.

While Blue Lake’s ‘Weft’ may be a mini-album, it feels like a major work with the delicate, complex music drifting away after five songs and leaving us grateful for the experience and wondering where this craftsman will take us next.

Musically, Ekoya is an engrossing listen in which Jupiter and Okwess succeed admirably in achieving a global outlook while celebrating their Congolese identity. 

Guitarist Cameron Knowler announces his second full-length album, CRK, and shares stunning lead single ‘Felicity’ alongside a video shot on Super 8 film by Steven Perlin.

Macie Stewart announces her International Anthem debut, ‘When the Distance is Blue’, and shares her lead single “Spring Becomes You, Spring Becomes New”. Watch the accompanying video, filmed and directed by Mikel Patrick Avery.

David Grubbs shares his latest single, “Queen’s Side Eye”, described by his label as a taut, intensively scaled guitar piece with Grubbsian, serpentine changes unfurled in a measured, lucid abstraction.

Matt Hsu’s Obscure Orchestra’s ‘Forest Party’ and ‘Noodle’ are fearsomely eclectic albums. Genre boundaries dissolve, and everything is suspended freely, creating its own universe with all the randomness and beautiful chaos it implies. He proves that home can exist wherever there is hope and community.

Chatham Rabbits’ fourth album, Be Real with Me, is an honest and open album veined with regrets and desires that moves beyond their bluegrass borders to explore new musical territory.

Following his collaboration with Calexico and the recent trilogy of EPs, Dean Owens finally gets to unveil the atmospheric and evocative Spirit Ridge featuring The Stone Buffalo Band.

During their Celtic Connections performance, Catrin Finch’s mastery of the Welsh harp intertwined seamlessly with Aoife Ní Bhriain’s deft fiddle playing, creating a rich tapestry of sound that thoroughly captivated the audience.