On her ninth full-length album, ‘Hard Frost’, Annie Keating once again proves herself a true enduring perennial in her chosen field.

Watch the video for ‘The Silk Road Caravan’, the new single from Bob Bradshaw on which this ancient trade route is used as a metaphor for life’s journey – in which the ‘riches’ may not be precious goods but the companions one meets along the way.

With Family Affair, Inna de Yard authentically and innovatively present some of the genre’s most memorable songs and artists. A highly recommended accompaniment to the summer and beyond.

Joanna Sternberg is an inspiring multi-talented individual who I wish had been my art teacher. Watch a short documentary on Joanna and enjoy their latest single, ‘People Are Toys To You’, also our Song of the Day.

Scott William Urquhart and Constant Follower share a beautiful and haunting stop animation video by the young Japanese animator Tsumugi Yagi for ‘Space Between Stars’. It’s taken from their latest album, Even Days Dissolve.

Shrewsbury Folk Festival announces a further wave of artists for 2023, including Joachim Cooder, Moya Brennan, The Dreamer’s Circus, The Hanging Stars, Reg Meuross and more.

Songwriting and marriage partners Brett and Rennie Sparks aka The Handsome Family announce their eleventh studio album, Hollow, and share the video for album opener ‘Joseph,’ a song that began life as a scream in the night.

Eilen Jewell’s ‘Get Behind the Wheel’ serves as a testament to Nietzsche’s assertion that what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, she’s clearly back in the driving seat.

Aisha Badru is our latest ‘Off the Shelf’ guest – She reveals her love for interior design and homeware craftsmanship, shares objects that have enduring beautiful memories, and reveals books that have been influential not only in her life but in her songwriting as well. Her new EP, Learning to Love Again, is out on June 2nd via Nettwerk.

Freda D’Souza announces her debut EP Windowledge. Watch the accompanying video to the title track – written at age 19, the song sees its writer on the precipice of both a new phase of life and an incipient, all-consuming relationship.

Listen to The Monday Morning Brew #1 featuring Jim Ford, Herman Dune, Buck Meek, Kara Jackson, Samana, The Saxophones, John Andrews and The Yawns, Bobby Lee, Ivan Moult, John Parish & Aldous Harding, Jim Ghedi and Toby Hay, tofusmell, Brigid Mae Power, Nora Brown and more.

Calexico’s 20th Anniversary Edition of Feast of Wire is out now. Read about their touring experience; watch their original press video from 2003, and stream ‘Live at China Theatre Stockholm’ – 10 tracks recorded live in Sweden on the 2004 Feast of Wire European tour.