This week’s Folk Show features a rich offering of British and Irish folk music. Throughout are a number of recordings from Topic Records’ widely-acclaimed and seminal traditional British folk music series Voice of the People.

48 Hours With David Ford And Annie Dressner is an unassuming but rather lovely collection of songs. If they can do this in two days, imagine what wonders a week might produce.

With an extended lineup and marking a significant leap forward, Son of John return with Each Second Footstep. Throughout this winning album, the band’s love of their craft shines through…an essential release.

David Weir reports back from a weekend spent at Black Deer Festival where he caught great sets from Yasmin Williams, Seafoam Green, Hiss Golden Messenger, The Waterboys, The London African Gospel Choir, Courtney Marie Andrews, Simeon Hammond Dallas and more.

There is an undefinable excellence to be found in the sibling vocals of The Brothers Gillespie. When combined with their gentle and varied instrumental arrangements found on ‘The Merciful Road’, their music becomes the complete gold standard package.

The A’s, featuring Amelia Meath and Alexandra Sauser-Monnig of Mountain Man have shared their latest single – a beautiful version of the Appalachian folk song ‘Wedding Dress’. 

Scottish five-piece Constant Follower have unveiled a stunning panoramic performance recorded atop The Wallace Monument – overlooking the band’s hometown of Stirling. The stunning video features tracks from their acclaimed debut album Neither Is, Nor Ever Was.

There is a point where music must be heard rather than talked about, words can only do so much, and when it comes to Frey, words begin to fail. Tamsin Elliott has created a piece of work that will be talked about for years to come.

County Cork resident Eva Coyle is an exciting new voice in Irish music, with a poet’s gift for song and a fine, evocative, voice to match; Down to the Shore is an alluring album that showcases this to the full.

Bristol Americana Folk singer Lady Nade heads out on her “Willing” Tour in October and will be joined by special guest Simeon Hammond Dallas who hails from London’s Camden Town.

On the 26th of August, old-time musician Nora Brown returns with her third album ‘Long Time To Be Gone’ on Jalopy Records. Recorded in St. Ann’s Church in Brooklyn Heights, listen to her playing Little Satchel, a banjo tune collected by John Cohen in 1965.

Watch the accompanying video to ‘Black Umbrella’, the second album single from Anna Tivel and a song about all the ways we fail to really see each other and the systems in place that so often serve only a lucky few.