Listen to the captivating and beautiful debut single, What The Whisper Said, from singer-songwriter Reema. There’s an ethereal quality to her low mellifluous vocals which blend beautifully with cyclical guitar patterns and dreamy jazz lines on this song. Taken from ‘The LowSwing Sessions’ out on 8th December.

Massachusetts folk-country quartet, The Novel Ideas offer up a hugely rewarding listen on their self-titled third album which has a highly attractive Americana sound dealing with themes of love and loss.

With her UK and European tour about to kick off, Jesca Hoop has revealed a new stop-motion animation for Pegasi which was directed by Rachel Blumberg. The song is taken from her album Memories are Now, her Sub Pop debut released earlier this year.

As If In A Dream I Drifted At Sea is a hugely impressive debut from Daniel Gadd that calls to mind late 60s folk troubadours and shades of Dylan and Cohen. This UK release is sure to bring the acclaim and exposure he so deserves.

Our Song of the Day is Mànran performing Alpha live. The song is from their An Dà Là album. A fine piece of “classic Gaelic rock that morphs perfectly into energetic puirt à beul, taking us on a whirlwind of vocals, pipes and accordion.”

We talk to the Wild Ponies (Doug and Telisha Williams) who are now nearing the end of their UK tour. They provide an insight into their unique history as well as the genesis of their new album ‘Galax’ and their creative process.

Sky Arts is to broadcast a major television documentary titled ‘Fairport Convention: Folk Heroes’ to mark the fiftieth anniversary of legendary folk-rock band. The film features rare archive interviews and footage as well as newly-filmed interviews with the current Fairport members and others.

Rachel Baiman has just revealed this beautiful live version of “Something To Lose”. The session was recently recorded at the StarHouse in Boulder, CO and features on her latest album Shame. She hits the road with her band next week to open a run of Mandolin Orange shows across the Western US/Canada.

Following a successful Kickstarter campaign, Richie and Rosie release their second album this month. Nowhere in Time features songs and tunes of variety and clarity with elements of reflection and introspective lyrics. Give it a go.

Watch The In-Betweens, the latest video from American singer-songwriter Grant Earl Lavalley which was filmed in Death Valley. The song features on his debut album From Lavalley Below released last month.

Letters Never Read presents a further ten helpings of Dori Freeman’s stunning singing voice and keenly-observed songwriting that proves an ideal companion to her eponymous debut album that had her hailed as “the new voice of Appalachia”.

Many artists make late-career albums that are treasured by fans, but not always appreciated by critics. This release, featuring a special collection of songs, taken from throughout Hillman’s career, is thoughtfully recorded and produced by Tom Petty. One for fans and newcomers.