For Charles Bradley his debut album, No More Dreaming, is the realisation of a dream come true and the awakening of a great raw talent. The energy in his voice and delivery is testament to a man waiting to break out. He finally has his day!

Just when you thought you’d heard it all…Lush Cosmetics have released a Jackie Oates range for: Traditional Folk…

The Black Twig Pickers got together on Valentines day last year to record a fitting tribute to their good pal, Jack Rose. You can listen to and download below.

Hauschka is the alias of German pianist / composer Volker Bertelmann, who currently resides in Dusseldorf. Having only recenlty released Foreign Landscapes in October last year he has unveiled a new release titled ‘Salon des Amateurs’.

Melanie catches up with Vadoinmessico and talks to them about their history, influences and plans for the future.

Delta Swamp Rock: Sounds from the South is a new compilation album released this week on Soul Jazz Records which centres around 1968-1975, a period in which country, rock and soul met. Some real gems can be found on this.

Dan Haywood’s New Hawks set comprised of songs which flitted between folky laments, coupled with intricate Celtic fiddle from two onstage violinists, to more bizarre and lightly psychedelic flirtations which would see Haywood stand nicely (though perhaps uneasily) beside David Thomas Broughton’s spontaneous, alternative folk performances.

Watch the latest official video for New York Girls from Bellowhead, plus get their summer festival dates as well as those all important Hedonism tour dates for later this year!

Watch this latest session of Josh T Pearson from La Blogotheque. The results were beautiful and somehow very suited to the blind faith of the Josh T pearson of today, he seemed incredibly at home on boulevard de Belleville.

Amanda Jo Williams sounds entirely out of place and time. A musician born and raised in Hogansville, Georgia she has been likened to classic country stars such as Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris for her countrified drawl and raw, ragged musical approach. But it’s her voice that really makes her stand out from the LA crowd she now finds herself playing before multiple nights of the week. It resonates the …

Another new video has been released for PJ Harvey’s album Let England Shake. Watch the video for Bitter Branches below and read Seamus Murphy’s comments on its making.

Folk Radio UK in association with the Southbank Centre are giving away two pairs of tickets to the The Great Folk Jukebox which will be held at the Royal Festival Hall on Saturday 7th May.