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.

The Achill Sound’s Isle Of The Eagle is a fascinating documentary recording, interweaving stories of Achill Island’s’ past with traditional tunes and songs. Spending time with it will transport you to the homes, classrooms and local pub locations of Achill Islands storytellers and traditional musicians.

In July 2022, John Blek was commissioned to write a suite of songs about the city of Dresden. Joined by German musicians Filip Sommer (Viola) and Moritz Brümmer (Cello), watch his video for The City Sleeps, from his forthcoming EP: Digressions #3 – In Dresden.

Watch Ye Vagabonds’ full-length Nine Waves film project which presents a visual postcard of the sound world that the album inhabits, primarily based within a derelict building in Dublin and on location on the island of Arranmore, off the coast of Donegal.

“There is Only Love and Fear” is a wholly distinctive musical language, a jazz-inflected improvisational world music that quotes from minimalism without ever being in thrall to its history. When you consider that this is Bex Burch’s solo debut, that’s quite some feat.