The second in our new Folk Show featuring new music from Jack Rutter, Georgia Lewis, Cormac Begley, Dempsey Broughton, John Smith, Lal & Mike Waterson & more. You Folk Music Bread & Butter.

We talk to Marcus Harrling and Per Nyström of DIAGNOS who have been involved in the Swedish independent music scene for many years. They release their self-titled album this week which features a host of guest musicians.

Worry Dolls have unveiled a new lyric video for Endless Road, a vulnerable look at the sacrifices one has to make when choosing to be a touring musician. They are touring the UK extensively this year including Cambridge Folk Festival and SummerTyne Festival.

Micah P. Hinson has shared new track ‘Oh, Spaceman’, taken from his new album ‘Presents The Holy Strangers’, which he describes as a ‘modern folk opera’. It’s out on Full Time Hobby on 8 September.

Watch the new video from Rosie Hood for Adrift, Adrift. Filmed in Sheffield by Elly Lucas, the song and film focus on human movement and displacement. It features on Rosies first full-length solo album ‘The Beautiful & The Actual’.

One of Scotland’s most progressive outfits, Modern Studies join the Fire Records roster. They are currently in the studio recording their follow-up to their critically acclaimed debut ‘Swell To Great’. Listen to their cover of Lomond Campbell’s ‘Every Florist In Every Town’.

Sam Kelly and The Lost Boys are set to make some big waves in October with the release of their new album Pretty Peggy. Get your first taste by watching their new video for Chasing Shadows, one of the standout songs on the album.

Watch the new animated video from London-based trio Teyr for ‘Nothing Grows’, a song which was inspired by the poetry of Stephen Muldoon who they met at a house concert one late summer in Fermanagh, Ireland. Don’t miss their upcoming summer tour.

Lace up your dance shoes, Curtis Eller’s American Circus is coming to town. Eller and his inelegant backing band have developed a devoted international following based on dynamic, unhinged live performances and a disquieting catalog of strange recordings populated by a ghastly parade of historical luminaries. Not to be missed!

Rising US singer/songwriter Ethan Gruska’s deeply personal debut album ‘Slowmotionary’ will be released July 28, watch his latest video for ‘Reoccurring Dream’. Plus – we have two pairs of tickets to giveaway for his first ever London show at Slaughtered Lamb on July 26th.

It is rare to hear a songwriter so astutely match up words with music so that one complements the other to perfection. Alex Seel achieves this on Circles, a small, bright gem of a record. We can only hope that a full-length album is on its way in the near future.

The long awaited follow up from Pete Fij & Terry Bickers drops July 21st. Listen in full to ‘We Are Millionaires’ and read Pete’s track-by-track. The album sees the duo still circling around a lake of melancholy, but there are signs that the two have their eyes on the horizon where maybe, just maybe, there might be an escape to a happier world.