Tom Rosenthal has shared a video for ‘I Went To Bed And I Loved You’ in which fans celebrate the lives of lost loved ones. There’s a beautiful honesty to this song that makes you instantly want to share it with loved ones.

Amythyst Kiah is an artist who goes her own way, which is what gives “Wary + Strange” the qualities that make it a truly great album from an artist who refuses to dwell in a world of limitations.

Adrian Freedman’s “Kindred Souls” is steeped in musical diversity and cultures…like nothing I have heard before. It is an immensely rich and engaging listening experience. One to savour and enjoy multiple times and the delivery of such powerful and therapeutic music is beautifully timed.

This year’s Folk Film Gathering has a fantastic online programme including Director interviews and screenings that include Pat Collins ‘Silence’ + musician interviews: Bonnie “Prince” Billy in conversation with Mairi Campbell and Brían Mac Gloinn (of Ye Vagabonds) in conversation with Alasdair Roberts.

Featuring singer Polly Perry, formerly of Polly & the Billets Doux, guitarist Seb Hunter and drummer & pianist Steve Gibson, Provincials share “Outskirts” from their forthcoming album, a brooding dark folk number that lives up to their unpredictability.

On Fruitful Fells, Jez Hellard reminds us “…that it’s the world rather than you that’s been going mad”. Mad the world may be, but it’s immeasurably improved by having music such as this brought into it, imaginative, thought-provoking and, above all, entertaining.

Watch Akaal, the latest single from world music artist Ajeet who weaves inspiration from traditional Irish folk to mystical and meditative soundscapes. I wrote this song to stay close to the precious and fragile moments we have to enjoy together…

Listen to ‘Aftersun’, the new single from Henry Taylour (released tomorrow). Working with acclaimed producer Josh Tyrrell, he expands his sound and deepens the beautiful narrative of his work on this exceptional release.

Thanks to the musicians and poets of the Khasi Hills and Gareth Bonello, we learn of the little-known history between Wales and this area of India. While ‘Sai-thaiñ ki Sur is diverse and broad, it is also a remarkably cohesive and excellent album.

On 23 July, Drag City will release ‘The Old Fabled River’, a collaboration between Alasdair Roberts and the Norwegian group Völvur…a melding of Celtic and Scandinavian intuitions of culture and music. Taken from the album, listen to the new album single Orison of Union and also watch Alasdair perform a solo rendition.

Pokey LaFarge shares video “Get It ‘Fore It’s Gone”, taken from his forthcoming new album ‘In The Blossom of Their Shade’ which his label are calling his strongest and most mature lyrical efforts to date.

Dylan LeBlanc’s “Pastimes” EP is an eclectic set of cover songs with personal associations and a homage to those who inspired his sound – from the Rolling Stones to Glen Campbell.