Cath and Phil Tyler are to perform a belated release gig for their 2021 compilation album Some Heavy Hand at The Globe in Newcastle that will also be livestreamed.

Following a two-week residency on the west coast of Scotland, eight extraordinary musicians will share new collaborative works and solo performances on a ten-day tour of the UK – with the release of an album to follow.

Granny’s Attic’s bold decision to record an all-instrumental album pays off in droves. With The Brickfields, they have secured their place as one of the most exciting and accomplished English folk acts on the scene right now.

Songwriting duo Jacob & Drinkwater share their new single ’To Call You Friend’ featuring Emily Barker. The single is taken from their forthcoming new album ‘More Notes From The Field’ which they are on the road touring now.

Leftovers, more than bears out the mouthwatering promise dramatically displayed on Le Ren’s Morning & Melancholia EP. In fact, if I may be so bold, I’ll proclaim Leftovers as an instant timeless folk classic.

Phenomenology is the sound of a musician seeking to stretch beyond the bounds of expectation. The Mining Co. is taking journeys into the unknown, which is the best that can be said of any artist.

Poor Boy on the Wire is as balanced and diverse a set of songs as you would expect from C Joynes, one of our more experimental and musically itinerant guitarists. Beautifully played and delicately handled, it is an album for the discerning listener.

Overall, Jon Patrick Walker’s ‘The Rented Tuxedo…’ is a fairly whimsical listen of slightly shaggy dog tales, but like that rented tuxedo, it still dresses to impress.

…Martha Wainwright closes her eyes and reaches out her hands…you are watching an artist perform with conviction as she touches the heart of the song. It is the real deal alright, exactly what you come out for on these evenings in the hope of experiencing.

If there is any justice, Connectivity, Grace Petrie’s ninth studio recording, should finally break the charts with its wealth of crowd-friendly, hook-laden, anthemic singalong choruses of folk-rock and country-tinged songs about love and life.

“For Now”, the new solo debut from Christian Glackas as Merciful Heavens may be a tentative start to striking out on his own but will certainly do nicely for now.

Featuring Skipper’s Alley, Daoiri Farrell, Christy Moore, Andy Irvine & Paul Brady, Battlefield Band, The Boys of the Lough, Kris Drever, Martin Carthy, June Tabor, Harry Cox, The High Level Ranters, Paddy Tunney, The Bothy Band, Planxty, Ushers Island, Heidi Talbot & John McCusker, Fotheringay, The Bonny Men, Jeannie Robertson and more.