What Jiggy do most successfully is prove, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that music is the heart and soul of the thriving, all-embracing multi-cultural arts scene in the Irish Republic. Translate is an exceptional and intoxicating album that will find its way into the heart and soul of an ever-increasing audience.

Over the next month, Kings Place will be hosting some of the very best Folk artists including Marry Waterson & David A. Jaycock, Faustus, Maddy Prior, Noel Hill as well as two Album launches from Leveret and Martin Simpson.

Gathering is Josh Ritter’s best collection so far of fractured and fearful characters who are battling the elements and their own inner demons. The album itself is a roller coaster of emotion with Ritter mining a rich seam of Americana music.

Ric Sanders shares some his Fairport Convention and Cropredy moments including the first time he played in 1986, Robert Plant turning up to a warm-up gig and all those Cropredy dogs.

Australia’s The Mae Trio are set to bring their unique contemporary twist on folk music to the UK. Listen to their truly sublime cover of Karine Polwart’s ‘Waterlily’ and watch their latest video for Well Enough Alone.

In a Folk Radio UK Exclusive, watch Ewan McLennan performing Down the Line – a song he recently wrote, as yet unreleased and unrecorded. It’s also our Song of the Day.

Craft Recordings announce the release of 5-CD boxset ‘King Of The Boogie’, a career-spanning retrospective, honouring blues icon John Lee Hooker.

Irish band Jiggy just entered the World Music Charts and have taken the internet by storm with their new video Silent Place clocking up more than 12 million views – watch it here.

Seamus Fogarty shares ‘Heel Over Head’, another new single and accompanying video from his forthcoming album The Curious Hand. He’s also announced the guest spots for his forthcoming tour.

Johnny shares some his many highlights of this year’s FolkEast festival including The Young’uns, Jon Boden, Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys, Martin Carthy, Hughie Jones, Hannah Sanders and Ben Savage, LAU, Dan Walsh, Will Pound, Damien O’Kane and many more.

Portland-based songwriter John Craigie has announced a UK tour this October; following the release of new record No Rain, No Rose earlier in the year.

On Rosie Hoods ‘The Beautiful & The Actual’ there are songs of “life, and death, love and betrayal, beautiful melodies and hauntingly sad lyrics.” A debut album of pure delight.