Shieldshaped present a night of “The New Old Time” in Bristol on 28th June. Headlining on the night will be Brooklyn, New York’s old-time string band ‘The Dust Busters’ who will be joined by the tin pan alley melodramatic Boxcar Alduous Huxley and those vintage 78 spinners the Shellac Sounds gramophone DJs!

Martha Tilston’s performance at Thekla, Bristol was exceptional and a rare treat for fans as she threw away her setlist and took fans on a musical journey which left everyone with a warm and satisfying glow.

The Big Mix music festival which is organised by Macmillan Cancer Support returns to Shoreditch, London this Saturday 18th June with an even bigger line-up of artists as well as comedy, fashion, cabaret and art.

Directed by Aaron Schock, the documentary film ‘Circo’ opens in the UK this month. Set within a century-old traveling circus, ‘Circo’ is an intimate portrait of a Mexican family struggling to keep their tradition alive.

As part of BRASS 2011 a lively genre busting annual festival held in Durham The Unthanks will unveil their latest collaboration with Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band. The project focuses on the folk songbook of the coal-mining industry.

The natural and organic acoustic space created by The innocence Mission’s ‘My Room in the Trees’ is a very solitary but warm place to be in. Violin, upright bass, baritone and nylon string guitars offer a gentle ambience to soak up Karen McCullough’s dreamy voice.

Our latest FRUK Session is from You Are Wolf, the pseudonym of London based composer and performer Kerry Andrew, who has just released her debut EP Hunting Little Songs. You Are Wolf is taking traditional folk and twisting it on its head to create a unique and new sound, stripped back to its bare bones.

Chris Bathgate’s latest release is a record of great joy and pain which neatly couples itself with Bathgate’s cathartic recording process. He has marked himself as an adept lyricist and musician, constructing an alt-country affair tumultuous passion and despair in equal measure, and yet by the end we’re convinced of a little light relief and the thawing of this Salt Year.

Our latest guest mix is from Bellowhead whose theme is ‘No-Bread Circuses – a celebration of bands who, in defiance of all common sense, put their ability to make a big fat racket before other more practical considerations such as wage and logistical ease.’

Kyla La Grange put on a fine performance at this years philosophy and music festival HowTheLightGetsIn. Watch her performance and savour her new video for her new single Been Better.

American clawhammer banjo player Allison Williams is over in the UK and is putting in her last few appearances before heading over to Knoxville, TN. You can catch her tonight at Willesdon Folk Union, London.

Eliza Carthy’s latest release, Neptune, takes her to the pinnacle of a tremendous career, a bright and colourful album that will appeal to long-time fans and virgin entrants to the ongoing Waterson/Carthy legacy!