Honey & the Bear’s “Away Beyond the Fret” is a remarkable album, especially for capturing profound personal moments alongside folklore, history, nature, superstition, and awe-inspiring tales. They live it like they sing it, with open minds, ears and hearts.

Watch Frankie Archer’s recent ‘Later… with Jools Holland’ appearance. She put on an unforgettable performance with a bold and innovative take on the traditional folk song Oxford City. The song features on her forthcoming EP ‘Never So Red’. Don’t miss her UK dates.

Directed and shot by visual artists and twin sisters Liadain and Kasia Kaminska, and ahead of her UK Headline Tour (see dates below), Clare Sands premieres the video for her latest single ‘Ghost on the Waves’, a collaboration with Aisling Urwin.

The latest Monday Morning Brew is a globe-trotting offering featuring music from Estonia, Japan, South Korea, Palestine, Finland, North Africa, Brazil, and music from the Sufi tradition.

With Caribe and its mix of Latin American/Afro-Cuban styles, underscored by a classical background, Ana Carla Maza has produced a polished, effervescent and thoroughly entertaining listen that sits well alongside the most illustrious Cuban artists.

Alice Gerrard’s Sun To Sun acts both as a tonic and a kick in the pants: it reminds us of the enduring place of protest in folk music but also of the importance of humour and heart in life as well as in art.

Starlight Tour stands up there with Rod Picott’s best albums to date; if this is the first crop of him ploughing a new field of dreams, then future harvests should prove no less bountiful.

Honey and the Bear return on 3rd November with their third album, ‘Away Beyond the Fret’. Watch their new video for their album opener Dear Grandmother, a song inspired by motherhood, roots and biological connection.

Belgrade Ethno-Noise outfit Lenhart Tapes announce their second album ‘Dens’ – A magical, beauty-and-the-beast encounter of dirty noise and righteous folk.

Ahead of their European tour, The Saxophones share their new EP ‘All There Is’ featuring some low-key, blissful alternative versions of songs from their latest album ‘To Be A Cloud’.

Rachel Sermanni has shared a beautifully inspiring documentary on the making of her new album Dreamer Awake – “The undercurrent prayer of Dreamer Awake is in the title. Wake UP and begin dreaming a new way through this world.”

Arriving drenched at the Cambridge Corn Exchange, The Waterboys’ music cast its magic over me, so I was warmed and lifted. They really are one of the most incredibly pure and wonderous bands you could wish to see on the live circuit today.