If there are any listeners who might harbour the thought that the presentation of “one man and his box” would by now be sounding a touch tired, then this thoroughly refreshing new John Kirkpatrick album should convince them otherwise. It finds him in splendid voice and both nimble and sparky in his perennially expert squeezeboxery.

Inge Thomson and Jenny Sturgeon are to join forces on a new project titled ‘Northern Flyway’ which explores birdsong, ecology, folklore and themes of migration and movements of birds and humans.

Tomorrow sees the release of Death Had Quicker Wings Than Love, the new album from Marry Waterson & David A Jaycock. To celebrate the release, you can listen to the album in full and read, in Marry’s own words, about the songs and the making of the album.

Watch ‘Write Me a Song’ the latest song and video from Saskia Griffiths-Moore’s forthcoming third studio album Night and Day. A folk style ballad that will leave the listener carried by the song and caught in the story.

Paisley’s National Festival and one of the biggest events in Scotland’s cultural calendar, The Spree is back for its sixth consecutive year with some of the biggest names in Scottish music, comedy and entertainment including Breabach, Kris Drever, Talisk, Dougie MacLean as well as Ireland’s Sharon Shannon. Watch our preview.

Laura Cortese & the Dance Cards are set to release their new album California Calling on 6th October. Watch their new music video for Stockholm and don’t miss their UK Tour dates which kick off this month.

Hands Up for Trad have announced Billy Connolly is amongst the 2017 Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame inductees. See the full list here which includes Rab Noakes, Christine Primrose, Jock Tamson’s Bairns, Kenneth McKellar and lifelong Gaelic advocate Kenna Campbell.

On their new album ‘Interesting Times’, Basco invite you to ‘listen, ponder and sip your drink, and we’ll see you all out there tomorrow ready to sniff the air, feel the grass, and see which road seems better’. You should accept the invitation.

Jon Boden, the former Bellowhead frontman and 12-time BBC Folk Award winner has shared the third cut from his forthcoming album, ‘Afterglow’. ‘Bee Sting’ helps set the visual backdrop for the narrative of ‘Afterglow’ with Jon turning to his experiences of the infamous Lewes Bonfire Night for inspiration.

The name Kirsty Merryn may be new to most of you but that’s all about to change with the release of her debut album ‘She and I’ which she will launch at London’s Union Chapel on November 9 whilst supporting Show of Hands on their UK Cathedrals tour.

Watch the new video from folk singer songwriter Emily Mae Winters for Down by the Salley Gardens. The traditional Irish song which is based on the lyrical poem by Irish poet W.B Yeats featured on her debut album’ Siren Serenade’ which was a Featured Album of the Month on Folk Radio UK.

Johnny catches up with Sam Kelly at FolkEast to talk about his new album with The Lost Boys – Pretty Peggy. He also talks about the Cornish language and delves back in time to his Uni days in Sussex where you could count the student folk music lovers on one hand.