The Staves are pleased to announce details of a new EP which will be released in Spring together with a UK and Ireland headline tour.

This is My Home is a heartwarming short film from Departure Arrival Films about a man and his home. Needless to say it is no ordinary tale.

★★★★★ Sharon Van Etten’s tird studio album Tramp sees a whole host guest collaborators including Zach Condon of Beirut.

★★★★★ The Dirty Three return with a masterpice from their seven year hiatus with Towards the Low Sun. A well deserved 5 stars!

Michael Farrant reflects on Ewan McLennan’s performance at Colchester Arts Centre…you certainly don’t meet a guitarist, singer and songwriter of this quality every day.

At the end of last month ‘The Hold Steady’ frontman Craig Finn released his debut solo album, ‘Clear Heart Full Eyes,’ on Full Time Hobby Records.

Cambridge Folk Festival reveal some of the first artists confirmed for 2012’s eclectic bill: Nic Jones, June Tabor and the Oysterband, Bill Bragg and more.

Laura Marling has unveiled her new video for ‘All My Rage’, the latest track to be released from ‘A Creature I Don’t Know’.

Willy Mason has announced his much-anticipated return with the release of ‘Restless Fugitive’, the first track from his forthcoming third studio album.

Anyone that has listened to Folk Radio UK long enough will have heard Sean Hayes. His latest release Outtakes and Alternatives is in many ways a celebration of his works to date.

The Punch Brothers recorded a session for Rolling Stone in Paris recently. Watch them performing from their new album ‘Who’s Feeling Young Now?’ Plus a free track!

Jo Mango and the Madrigirls in a unique collaboration at Glasgow University Chapel on Thursday 23rd February.