Watch ‘Then We Waltzed’ the latest video from Dreamers’ Circus taken from their new album ‘Rooftop Sessions’. They will carry an audience from calm contemplation to a euphoric exuberance – a journey to be relished. Jump onboard.

“The Giant Who Ate Himself” is a new collection from Massachusetts based acoustic instrumentalist Glenn Jones that feels very much like the final part of a trilogy that began in 2013. Treasures pop up throughout to bring a smile to the face. Another faultless and hugely enjoyable set from a master storyteller still peaking.

After fitting out his boat as a combined living space and recording studio, Mike Vass invited various friends aboard to record some music – and the delightful result is his latest album – Notes From The Boat. Warm, engaging melodies and sparkling performances combine with Mike’s peerless skills as an arranger for a truly delightful album.

There’s really no better place to spend a day than in Sidmouth during the first week of August! Everyone is welcome in the popular East Devon seaside town as residents, holidaymakers and festival goers join together to make Sidmouth FolkWeek the friendliest and best music-based holiday of the summer.

I head off to WOMAD tomorrow with a long list of acts to see from around the globe. As with previous years, I doubt I will be physically able to see them all and I’m sure to discover plenty of new music along the way. This year, rather than pour through a numerous list I decided to compile a more manageable Top 10 list of artists that I’m looking forward …

In Enter The Stream, Prana Crafter, the musical alter-ego of William Sol, has created an album that is deeply intuitive, interpretive and built to last. It cocks a snook – albeit a very abstract snook – at the idea of throwaway music for mass consumption, instead attempting to create lasting compositions that take the rhythms of the natural world as a blueprint.

When a musician is at the top of their game, as Rab so clearly is here, the results can be compelling; Welcome to Anniversaryville is an album of pure delight and marks Noakes out as a continuing force for musical good in a sometimes all too cynical and depressing world. 

Lisa Knapp’s Branch of May sequel ‘The Summer Draws Near’ is available via digitally for the first time. Opting for a more pared-back approach her voice is brought to the fore highlighting her ability to balance the skills of singer and storyteller – We look forward to more tales from the May Queen.

This October sees the release of ’Plainly Mistaken’, the fourth solo album from Nathan Bowles. Listen to the mind-blowing lead-track featuring Bowles on banjo, joined by Casey Toll on bowed double bass and Rex McMurry on drums.

Iron & Wine announces new EP “Weed Garden” due August 31st via Sub Pop and shares lead track What Hurts Worse. It serves as the perfect companion piece to last years full length.

Check out this darker cover of the Rolling Stones ‘It’s All Over Now’ by five-piece band Ransom Pier who hail from Queens, New York. Hayley Harrington’s jazzy vocals nail it.

Claude Martin was a young and talented fiddle player who had been performing traditional old-time fiddle music in the Washington DC area for over 20 years. This album both serves as a showcase for a gifted musician and a memorial for a young life taken far too soon.