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.

On The East Pointers latest album, they blend the unexpected and traditional, ‘What We Leave Behind’ is certainly a breath of fresh air that blows straight from Eastern Canada.

James Keelaghan has just announced a UK tour for October/November 2017 on which he will be accompanied by Hugh McMillan. Watch an excerpt from his ‘History’ DVD on which he tells the story behind the song ‘Kiri’s Piano’.

Gwyneth Glyn’s ‘Tro’ is less an album and more a journey: to the quiet, longed-for corners of Wales, but also across the world, taking in West Africa and the Asian subcontinent. And it is an inward journey, an exploration of love and its many meanings and guises. As a whole, it is a poetic and deeply moving experience.

The Weather Station, Toronto’s Tamara Lindeman, has shared “Kept It All to Myself” and its accompanying video from her self-titled album due for release on October 6th via Paradise of Bachelors.

We talk to Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin about their new album Edgelarks, a name which also marks the genesis of a brand new band name. Plus watch their new video Song of the Jay

With passion, respect, and immense musical talent, Shake the Chains have created a powerful and inspiring album, which deserves to be heard on the streets as well as indoors.  Listen, sing, and go and change the world.

Buford Pope’s Blue-eyed Boy is first class throughout. It may be three years since he recorded any actual new material, but if he’s  got any more like this in the archive, there’ll be no complaints if he decides to dust off a few more. 

Following the release of album Outside My Mind earlier in the year, London-based musician Ned Roberts has announced new single Angel Station (also our Song of the Day) for release on October 20th with a single launch to be held at London’s Green Note on Tuesday 19th September.

This year’s Costa Del Folk takes place in Portugal featuring an all-star line-up including Show of Hands, Seth Lakeman, Steve Tilston, Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys as well as sessions, a late night folk club, all in the luxury of the Hotel Grande Real Santa Eulalia 5* Resort And Spa in Albufeira.