Forest Fire is Toronto-based artist-turned singer-songwriter Shawna Caspi’s fourth album. Highlights include a Lynn Miles cover written and delivered firmly in the mode of Janis Ian.

Julie Byrne and Michael Chapman share a mutual admiration for each other’s music which has led to them sharing the bill at what will be a special night at the Union Chapel on November 13th alongside Jim Ghedi.

Karine Polwart’s music and poetry, with Pippa Murphy’s exquisite settings, haven’t replicated the theatre production; it has brought Wind Resistance to a wider audience, furnished it with portability. Beautiful, potent, and engaging; A Pocket of Wind Resistance gives Karine Polwart’s enthralling theatrical début a satisfying permanence.

It’s no wonder that Naomi and Paul received such a warm, exuberant reception in Glasgow. Over the course of two sets they performed such a startling variety of music, and they performed it with elegance, warmth and, above all, passion. Expect the unexpected when you go to see Naomi Bedford and Paul Simmonds play live.

Jeff Crosby’s latest alt-country collection ‘Postcards from Magdalena’ is his fourth – born of both experiences and travelling the roads, places and miles in-between. The more reflective tracks stand out – none more so than the ’60s protest folk troubadour strum, Hotel Bibles.

All My Swim is the forthcoming debut LP from Faeland, aka Bristol-based folk duo Jacob Morrison and Rebecca Nelson, a beautiful selection of original, modern folk compositions influenced by music from both sides of the Atlantic. Watch their video for lead single ‘We’re Just a Love Song’.

Following the release of their debut album Go Get Gone earlier this year and a string of showcases the Worry Dolls are all set for a November headline tour which begins at The Borderline in London on November 9th.

There is a Place is the latest offering from husband-and-wife duo The Left Outsides, a truly sumptuous listening experience, totally engrossing from the first note, and each separate track refuses to let your ears go. Virtually every track sounds different, yet together they form a sequence of enviable, unexpected and yet almost disembodied unity.

Ye Vagabonds possess a strong and distinctive musical identity that celebrates its own individuality and certainly stands out from the crowd. There’s food for thought aplenty here in this stimulating debut album. We look forward to seeing where they lead us next.

Wanderer is Cara Dillon’s most satisfying album since her astonishing self-titled debut in 2001. “…something deeper is going on with Wanderer and you get the feeling this is an album that had to be recorded, rather than one that they planned.”

Megson release ‘The Megson Songbook’, the book spans the length of their songwriting partnership, from their very first song ‘Just Stay’ written in 2004 to the songs in their latest album ‘Good Times Will Come Again’. Listen to some of their favourite tunes in their Tour Playlist and catch them on tour.

This week’s show is an eclectic one that features 27 tracks and runs just over one and a half hours. Featuring The Limeliters, Jimmie Driftwood, Stick in the Wheel, Jim White, Blue Rose Code, Luke Daniels, Gigspanner and heaps more.