Anna and Elizabeth are curators of a rich and varied musical tradition, of which change and growth is also an important part. This willingness to experiment has helped produce a piece of work that, if there is any justice in the world, will be recognised as one of the groundbreaking American folk albums of this century.   

Annie Lou has become one of the true treasures of contemporary Canadian folk music, and the architect of a sequence of albums I cannot recommend highly enough.

Ray Cooper’s song writing shines brightly on his latest offering. Between the Golden Age and the Promised Land is an album full of treats for the senses and with plenty to exercise the mind.

There are layers of nostalgia in Hospital Hill, the new album from Jack Carty and Gus Gardiner. The nostalgia may belong to them in many ways but there is an evocation of times gone by that will strike a chord at some point or other with any listener.

Listen to Slaughtered, the new single from Portland-based Americana singer-songwriter Chuck Westmoreland, taken from his forthcoming LP Long Winter Rodeo.

With each successive release, Dàimh seem to exceed their aspirations, creating and recording peerless new music. The Rough Bounds is an exceptional album, from an exceptional band.

A warm glow breaks the horizon today in the psychedelic form of V, the fifth studio album from those West Coast long-time leaders of the contemporary psychedelic movement Wooden Shjips. Check their latest video ‘Already Gone’.

Following the release of their new album Songs for Somewhere Else out on Crimson Crow, The Hanging Stars have released their new single “For You (My Blue Eyed Son)”, which coincides with their tour with GospelbeacH.

Toby Hay announces new album ‘The Longest Day’, the scope of which is broader than his debut. Set for release on the summer solstice the title track is released as the first single today, watch the accompanying video.

Dead Rat Orchestra and Poland’s Sutari, two of the world’s most prominent avant-folk ensembles, are to join forces for a headline tour of the UK in July. Flying under the banner of Free Folk in Brexit Britain this is one you should make every effort to see.

A globetrotting trip this week featuring The Paradise Bangkok Molam International Band, Seward, Chris Corsano, Estonian band Etnosfäär, Les Sympathics De Porto Novo, The Wave Pictures, Vic Chesnutt, Abi Wade and more.

Calexico have announced a run of European tour dates for this summer and celebrate with a new video for ‘Another Space’ which captures the rituals of daily life through a striking time-lapse lens.