Today Yep Roc will release the Digital Deluxe version of the Limited Edition CD of Tift Merritt’s Stitch of the World. It includes three bonus tracks including “Day He Died” featuring Sam Beam. Listen here.

Watch Blood Drive, the second single to be taken from Belfast-based songwriter Joshua Burnside’s forthcoming debut Ephrata – both rich and sparse showcasing Burnside’s skilful fingerpicking and angst-ridden vocals set against a haunting, insistent melody, blending avant-folk with elements of electronica.

Tomorrow sees the release of Dan Walsh’s latest album Verging On The Perpendicular which finds him returning to the Scottish and Irish music that first inspired him. Watch him performing Banish Set live in an exclusive video premiere.

Listen in full to Evolution One, the first EP from Tara Williamson’s upcoming four-part album, Evolutions. As her first solo effort since branching out from soul band, The Nightowls, Evolution One represents the unique sense of community found in the Austin music scene.

The Medlars’ eponymous album is as intricate as it is diverse; as entertaining as it is thought-provoking. They have produced a triumphant debut that time and again rewards repeated listening with delightful voyages of discovery. An album to treasure and a band to watch out for.

Watch the video for ‘Are We There Yet’, the title track of Chloe Foy’s EP, to be released on Friday 12th May. Her EP comprises of carefully constructed arrangements that delicately compliment her cryptic lyrics.

Signals is the second album from Dublin singer and song composer Sue Rynhart, an album that “really is one of the most exciting, rewarding and stimulating albums I’ve heard so far this year.”

Watershed is Amelia Curran’s eighth album and one that digs deeply into her work as an activist for mental health issues in the arts. An album that calls to build a breakwater against the often self-inflicted attrition of the heart and human spirit.

A Delicate Game is a confident debut album from the Top Floor Taivers, four talented musicians with voices to match from Scotland, Ireland and England. The album will be toured nationwide in May/June 2017.

We have a very special premiere today from New England ballad singer, Lindsay Straw. Listen to The Forester which she learned via Lizzie Higgins who she first heard via Topic Records ‘Voice of the People’ series. It features on The Fairest Flower of Womankind which is out on April 28.

Cambridge Folk Festival is delighted to reveal exciting new additions to this year’s bill, including Lisa Hannigan and Martin Simpson. They join a line-up that brings together up and coming artists and established folk legends in the grounds of Cherry Hinton Hall.

Sam Lee is hosting a series of after-dark events in woods this Spring, offering a campfire feast with songs and stories about one of Britain’s rarest birds – the nightingale – featuring Nessi Gomes, Aidan O’Rourke, Laura Moody, Alice Zawadzki and more. It promises to be a unique experience.