Bright Phoebus is a strange but wonderful beast of a record: a collection of entirely self-penned material from Lal & Mike Waterson who were previously known exclusively for performing traditional folk songs acapella via The Watersons. A splendid package that will restore the album to its rightful place in the permanent catalogue.

To celebrate their Golden Anniversary, Ian Anderson presents 50 years of Jethro Tull with eight UK concerts in April 2018 as part of a worldwide touring schedule.

We kick the week off with Midwestern alt-country stalwarts The Roseline and Maze of Glass, taken from their forthcoming album, Blood, due out October 6th.

Watch Eliza Carthy performing Worcester City, accompanied by David Delarre on guitar, recorded during the Barbican Centre Music Library’s Topic Records Exhibition earlier this year.

Our latest Folk Show features new music from Seamus Fogarty, Alice Howe, Jolie Holland & Samantha Parton, David Rawlings, Steel Sheep, Rachael McShane & The Cartographers and more.

Watch The Bara Bara Band’s new video for Plimsoll, an original arrangement of a broadside about the politician Plimsoll who, in the 1800s, canvassed for better safety on cargo ships where owners were sending sailors off to their deaths to cash in on insurance.

The Spirit Moves is the fifth album from the Nashville-based Sean Scolnick aka Langhorne Slim, originally released in 2015 the album is getting a UK reissue to coincide with his August tour.

We catch up with Richard Thompson to discuss his new record Acoustic Classics II, the longevity of a decent piece of writing and the protective nature of fans over material.

This autumn sees Sean Taylor, one of our most valuable and unique songwriters, embarking on a 30 date European tour across the UK, Ireland, Switzerland, Belgium, Holland and Germany.

The Breath, a collaboration between Ríoghnach Connolly and Stuart McCallum have released an acoustic EP via Real World Records. Watch them perform live in the studio. A powerful and moving set.

We have a real treat today from Emma Tricca with a beautifully dreamy cover of Graham Nash’s ‘Sleep Song’ (Also our Song of the Day). It was recorded by Ted Young in Echo Canyon West, Hoboken NJ on a Sunday evening while she was working on her forthcoming album

It’s tempting to say that we can expect great things from Ryan Young in the future. His quiet success to date and open, exploratory style is evidence of an impressive, budding talent. That future has already begun to open up, though. Ryan Young’s debut is a remarkable and fascinating album that no fan of traditional fiddle should miss.