Based on the west coast of Scotland, The Quiggs (husband and wife Pernille and Stephen) return with Seeds I Didn’t Sow – songs and memorable melodies worth revisiting again and again. Unquestionably one of the best folk albums of the year.

For those that like their stomp swamp with a Southern Gothic twist – think of David Eugene Edwards raised in the bayou, check out New Orleans-based Old Nobodaddy who has released his new single ‘Bury the Hatchet’

Usher’s Island self-titled debut doesn’t disappoint, a first-rate album of Irish traditional music and one that is more than fit to take its place in the ranks of classic group albums in the field.

Ritual Land, Uncommon Ground is a quietly huge endeavour, a labour of love, full of valuable knowledge, surprising stylistic breadth and exquisite songwriting.

Listen in full to Blanco White’s new EP Colder Heavens as he weaves together Anglo-American folk with an Andean and Flamenco sound. He also takes us through his EP Track by Track.

Anna Coogan talks to FRUK about her new album ‘The Lonely Cry of Space and Time.’ “I’d like it to make people think- about the rising oceans, about children washing up on beaches, and how that relates to us as individuals, living our normal lives.”

Sillion is a strange, affecting and beautifully realised album, one with many hidden (and manifest) depths. Johnny Flynn has made a captivating, exhilarating and sometimes unsettling album. Go and listen.

Parisian singer Camille takes inspiration from the Hindu ritual of dowsing Shiva in milk in her latest video for Fontaine de lait. The track is taken from OUÏ, her forthcoming album released on June 2nd.

The latest in our Lost in Transmission Series features new music from Lisa Knapp, Brigid Mae Power, Sam Amidon, Holy Modal Rounders, Toby Hay, David Allred, Peter Broderick and more.

A band that should be on everyone’s radar for 2017 is the new London five-piece Curse of Lono – catch their headline show at the Water Rats in London on Thursday 20th April. If you need convincing then watch their video for Pick Up the Pieces.

Our song of the Day comes from Edinburgh and London-based five-piece band Storm the Palace who combine elements of baroque-pop and traditional folk with menacing melodies and cinematic flare. Download lead track ‘DLR Dreaming’ for free here.

Kings Place announces Folk & Americana line-up for May/June 2017 including Lankum, Calan, Quercus, Anna & Elizabeth + Eli West, Daphne’s Flight, Martha Tilston, Kris Drever, Altan, Sam Lee and more.