Twenty-one years ago Hefner released one of the finest break-up and make-up albums of its era. To say that Hayman has done it again may be a bit reductive – in no sense at all is this a nostalgia trip, quite the opposite in fact – but nonetheless, this is one of the finest records of a consistently brilliant and varied solo career.

Kate Gathercole of Alula Down (also of Sproatly Smith, Heed the Thunder) chats about new single ‘wrap your hills around our absence’ and the strange times we are in.

New album series launched to support Grassroots Music Venues in the UK which are at imminent risk of being closed permanently. First release Features Billy Bragg, Emily Barker, The Little Unsaid, Edgelarks and more.

Yesterday, Folk Rock legend Richard Thompson delivered an exclusive set from his home as part of the Royal Albert Home sessions. Watch him perform his new song: Survivor.

Osborne sings, I’ve got three chords and the truth / I’m going to put them to good use, and in the case of this stunning album no truer words could she have uttered. This album is intimate, true, beautiful, and real – a very, very special record.

Riding the wave of his hugely popular ‘corona collaborations’ series and successful album-crowdfunding campaign, Ciaran Algar has expanded the project further to include an online festival taking place this weekend. 

Featuring new releases: Bob Dylan, Mountain Man, Pharis & Jason Romero – plus music from Tom Rosenthal, Johnny Flynn, Valerie June, Michael Kiwanuka, Joni Mitchell, The Staves, John Martyn, Nick Drake, Aldous Harding, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings and more.

A super quality live album that both serves as a broad showcase for the music of one of the modern era’s most gifted singer-songwriter’s, in the classic style of such craftsmen, and a pristine document of a great night out on the live circuit in late 2019.

We receive a personal and touching note from artist and composer Lou Rogai (Lewis & Clarke) in the form of ‘A Letter From Delaware Water Gap’ accompanied by a beautiful live video for “Arrival”.

The next Hudson Records Listening Club is on Sunday 10th May – 10.30am. Join us to listen to ’Rooted’ in its entirety with commentary and insights from Martin Simpson, one the UK’s greatest guitarists and most treasured song writers.

Mountain Man—the trio of Amelia Meath, Alexandra Sauser-Monnig, and Molly Sarlé—has released Mountain Man Sings Kacey Musgraves, the latest in its series of cover singles, featuring its version of “Slow Burn” from Musgraves’ 2018 album, Golden Hour.

Thanks to The Danberrys the future is in good hands, hands that understand how to make steel sing and songs that are a salve for broken spirits. Shine does just that, providing a wellspring of hope during trying times.