There will be fiddles, mandolins, acoustic guitars & banjos galore, lively traditional tunes & evocative songs of heartbreak at the Streaming Across The Sea online festival. Feat. Vivian Leva & Riley Calcagno, Benjamin Hunter, Joe Troop, Liv Greene, Melody Walker, Jaywalkers, The Jellyman’s Daughter & more.

Watch the video for ‘Sleep’, the first single from Katy Rose Bennett’s 7th album Alone On A Hill (coming September 2021)…It is an ode to insomnia and the longing for sleep.

Flo Perlin traversed half the globe collecting impressions that would make up her album, searching for the characters around and within herself. It’s a cocoon of meditative introspection, enveloping the listeners in Perlin’s honeyed vocals.

WOMAD announce that following the recent update and the Government’s unwillingness to provide insurance support for festivals, they are very sadly out of time and have no option but to cancel WOMAD 2021. Read the full statement here.

López and Barbas’ “Atlas” is a thoroughly enjoyable album on many levels. If you are missing your travel to sunny climes this music will take you out of yourself for a while. On a deeper level, the music is complex and will invite investigation and exploration.

Our Song of the Day is ‘Making Forests’, the latest single from Trippers and Askers’ Octavia Butler sci-fi inspired concept album ‘Acorn’, featuring members of Wye Oak, Califone, Elephant Micah and Sun Ra.

Granny’s Attic announce their fourth studio album, ‘The Brickfields’ and premiere the video for their lead single “Cruds & Cream/Jig From New Harmony” – a delightfully infectious upbeat couple of tunes.

Fairport Convention today announced that their annual music festival, Fairport’s Cropredy Convention, has been postponed for the second time.

After several years of silence, LA marks the return of Kathryn Locke, a strongly recommended set. For music to be the true voice of a performer is almost a cliché. Here it is a fact. Welcome back, Kathryn.

Featuring Katherine Priddy, Adrian Freedman, Dana Sipos, Mick Flannery & Susan O’Neill, The Owl Service, JP Harris, Lunatraktors, Maz O’Connor, David Crosby feat Sarah Jarosz, Joshua Burnside & Laura Quirke, Francesca Ter-Berg, Ravi Shankar and more.

Since 2012 members of Shooglenifty have been regularly collaborating with musicians of Rajasthan, they have just launched a crowdfunding campaign and prize draw to raise funds for the Rajasthani Coronavirus Relief Fund. There are some excellent prizes.

The Owl Service return with ‘Rise Up Rise Up’ a veritable treasure trove. There are more ideas and influences packed into these six tracks than many artists manage in a whole album.