Rura announce ‘Live at the Old Fruitmarket’, recorded on the final day of Celtic Connections 2020 and featuring a top-class lineup of pals and past collaborators.

Derby Folk Festival at Home (2-4 October) will feature John Tams and Barry Coope, Lucy Ward, Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman, Winter Wilson, Kitty Macfarlane and more.

While this project may have arisen out of a period of writer’s block, Swift’s interpretations and musical finesse shine brightly throughout this impressive cover album.

Bruce Molsky will share three spellbinding sessions of traditional music and stories streamed from his living room featuring Alasdair Fraser, Ellika Frisell and Michael Doucet.

The Mountain Goats announce new album Getting Into Knives and share lyric video for ‘As Many Candles As Possible’ featuring Al Green’s organist Charles Hodges.

Drawing on interviews with long-time friends and musical associates, Joan Baez: The Last Leaf, a new biography by Elizabeth Thomson, is a celebration of an artist of incalculable influence.

We don’t know how he found the time but during lockdown, Matt McGinn recorded a new album. ANNIE (Many Moons Ago) is the beautiful first single.

Rachel Newton shares the title track and first single from her new album To The Awe. Watch the accompanying video by Marry Waterson.

Programme for Masters of Tradition announced including Donovan, Christy Moore, Steve Cooney, Cormac Begley, Ye Vagabonds, Dónal McCague, Tommy Fitzharris, Caitlín Nic Gabhann and more.

These songs deserve a far wider platform, give them a listen, earn him some money, spread the word and give a little love.

John Prine’s decision to sign Arlo McKinley was fully justified. This is a terrific album of confession, expiation and catharsis that deserves to be up there with the year’s best.

FolkEast announces “Virtually FolkEast” – including a live audience concert and features The Young’uns, Sam Kelly, John Spiers, Katherine Priddy, Peter Knight, Mary Ann Kennedy, Daoirí Farrell.