In her thematic approach, Kirsty Merryn’s album is following in the path of Tori Amos and Carol Ann Duffy, who have, respectively, written songs or poems about or in the persona of famous women. She deserves to reap similar rewards. Also, watch the video premiere for Forfarshire featuring Steve Knightley.

A CD launched in tribute to Alan Surtees, the co-founder of Shrewsbury Folk Festival, has raised more than £4,000 for a charity set up in his name to support young and emerging musicians.

LAU announce LAU-LAND Glasgow featuring workshops, discussions, sessions and live concerts from the likes of Eliza Carthy, Siobhan Miller, Cormac Begley, Sam Amidon, Pictish Trail, Jaimini Jethwa, Brighde Chaimbeul and more.

dbh has been involved with plenty of interesting music coming out of Manchester for many years now but he also creates his own mercurial and gorgeous solo albums, which Mass is the third of – a mesmerising and constantly engaging thirty-seven minutes.

The East Pointers return to Uffington where an enthusiastic audience were ready to take to the floor in a set featuring the old and new and a few surprises. They certainly lifted the spirits of any that were dampened by the wet weather outside.

Our latest Folk Show featuring new music from Karine Polwart, ALAW, Bob Delyn A’r Ebillion, Blue Rose Code, Adam Holmes, Ralph McTell and Wizz Jones, Luke Daniels as well as favourites from Jo Mango, James Yorkston and more.

With Dead Man’s Dance (Dawns y Gŵr Marw) ALAW have not only created an impressive follow up to their 2013 debut, they’ve surpassed the brilliance of Melody with an even more invigorating, wider-ranging exploration of Welsh poetic and musical traditions. It is an inspired and unique album.

On the evidence of the music presented here by Saz’iso, Saze as a musical form undoubtedly warrants a wider exposure and should stand alongside son, marimba, fado etc. as being part of every discerning music-lover’s collection.  This release is a dish to be savoured. 

Our Song of the Day is ‘Lark in the Clear Air’, taken from Karine Polwart’s new album ‘A Pocket Of Wind Resistance’. “In Gaelic, the word for skylark is ‘fosg’. It means, literally, open space, including the space above us. When I go to Fala Moor, I get filled up with space.”

Julie Fowlis has unveiled a visually stunning music video for Dh’èirich mi moch, b’ fheàrr nach do dh’èirich from her new album Alterum. The video was made by the acclaimed photographer/filmmaker Craig Mackay as a reaction to the themes on the record.

Listen to Norwegian artist Susanna performing Go Dig My Grave, a traditional folk song previously sung by Jean Ritchie and the title track of her new album which reworks traditional English and American folk songs as well as modern numbers by Lou Reed and Joy Division.

Trembling Bells have announced that they will be releasing their new album Dungeness in March 2018. The album will be toured the following month including a Marc Riley session on BBC 6 Music. Watch the trailer by Tom Chick and read about why they chose the album name ‘Dungeness’.