Jim Ghedi is out on the road with his full band in October 2022 and has also just published a small collection of poems & songs titled A Sprig of Yarrow. We also look at his past project with photographer Laura Merrill called The Estate.

The long-running Moseley Folk Festival has announced a bursary award “Hello You!” in honour of the renowned broadcaster, and friend, Janice Long to support new and emerging musicians.

There is a commanding and soulful vitality on display throughout Carry Me Home that stands as a wonderful final thread to Mavis Staples and Levon Helm’s shared musical connection.

Wicklow-based musician Anna Mieke shares her new single ‘Twin’, her first new music in nearly two years. Watch the accompanying video by filmmaker V Haddad. She is currently putting the finishing touches to her second album, due for release later this year on Nettwerk.

Featuring Lee Ranaldo, watch the video for Awal, the first single from Middle Eastern psych-rock collective Al-Qasar’s debut album ‘Who Are We?’ – an explosive mix of heavy Arabian grooves, global psychedelia and North African trance music.

This is a well-seasoned album for a debut, and The Canny Band’s nuanced musicianship suggests there are still many great things to come from this talented trio.

Taken from her new EP ‘You Thought You Knew’, Lindsay Lou has shared a new video for her rootsy Appalachian-tinged lead single ‘Don’t Go Back’ featuring a host of talented fellow musicians.

With Mousehold, The Shackleton Trio have delivered a fresh and masterful album that includes inspired retellings of largely unsung local ballads and broadsides from Norfolk. They’ve already built a healthy following, but this is sure to see that grow still further.

Bringing you the best folk music, this week’s Folk Show features Jake Blount, Gadarene, John Francis Flynn, Clare Sands, Iona Lane, The Bonny Men, Jim Ghedi, Cynefin, Jenny McCormick, Varo, Anna & Elizabeth, TRÚ, Alasdair Roberts, Joshua Burnell, Monster Ceilidh Band and The Imagined Village.

Marlais, the stage name of Michael Culme-Seymour, returns in July with a tape of folk songs “The Nightingales Are Drunk”. Watch him performing ‘My Bonny Boy’ inspired by Anne Briggs.

Check out our latest Best New Music Playlist featuring Clare Sands, Joan Shelley, Mychelle, Jason McNiff, Son of John, Andrew Tuttle, Damien Jurado, Bonny Light Horseman, Wax Machine, Angeline Morrison, Jake Blount, Bella Hardy, Rachael Dadd, Diatom Deli and many more.

The Ulster trio TRÚ have released a new single, the Ukrainian Folk Song ‘Plyve Kacha’. All proceeds from the track will be going to Ukrainian and Palestinian charities.