Variously likened to Mojave 3, Neil Young and Mazzy Star, Dripping Springs might be best described as Dream Americana, this is certain to expand Joana Serrat’s following and bolster her scrapbook of glowing reviews even further.

Heart of the Cave is an album inspired by an invite to explore Osimo, a town in Italy under whose streets lie 2,500-year-old caves with tunnels that once hosted religious secret societies. It’s an album that touches on the core of existence and spirituality and the shadows that hover around the fringes.

Johnny sits down in a teepee at FolkEast with The Young’uns to chat about their new album Strangers and the some of the incredible people that feature in the songs. Strangers is out now.

Watch ‘When Tom Waits Up’, the latest offering from The Remedy Club – Irish husband-and-wife Americana/Roots duo comprising KJ McEvoy and Aileen Mythen. They release their debut album ‘Lovers, Legends & Lost Causes’ on October 8th via High Flying Disc Records.

Too Dark For Country, a four-song EP by actress/musician Anjana Vasan is the first release from Folkroom Records in three years but it’s been well worth the wait. Recalling at times the authenticity and freshness of Hurray For The Riff Raff’s Alynda Segarra’s early rootsier efforts.

Listen to The Wailin’ Jennys cover of Tom Petty’s ‘Wildflower’. The song features on their forthcoming album Fifteen, due for release later this month. It seemed only fitting that we share this one today following the sad news of Tom Petty’s death.

Jolie Holland & Samantha Parton, founding members of The Be Good Tanyas, re-join forces for Wildflower Blues. A very welcome reunion and hopefully just the beginning of an ongoing partnership. They are on tour in the UK & Ireland during October 2017.

Pretty Peggy firmly adds Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys to the list of artists who are proving that great party bands are no longer the exclusive domain of the Scottish & Irish music scenes. Pretty Peggy is easily one of the best albums to come from the ever-growing world of youthful folk music.

Watch the new video from Naomi Bedford and Paul Simmonds for We’ve Hardly Started Yet, from their new album ‘Songs My Ruiner Gave To Me’ and also our Song of the Day. The third part of their album trilogy that takes a look at the good, bad and ugly side of love from the sugar coat to the bitter chill. 

Small Believer is the latest offering from Portland singer-songwriter Anna Tivel. She offers insightful and often moving images of ordinary lives drawn from stories heard while out on the road. Open, honest and deeply affecting, it’s her best work yet. 

London-based American folk legend Tom Paley has died, he was 89 years old. He performed with Woody Guthrie, was a founding member of the New Lost City Ramblers – he was also a huge influence on the British folk scene since moving here in 1965. A warm-hearted character loved by many.

John Smith’s Headlong is a restrained and affecting album from a master craftsman. What it lacks in happy hooks, it makes up for in slow-burn – these are songs to enjoy as they unfold over many listens.