For their latest album, husband and wife Americana duo The Grahams bring along some friends including Alvin Youngblood Hart, The Milk Carton Kids, John Fullbright, The Norman Sisters and both Cody and Luther Dickinson and many more. UK Tour February – March 2017.

This month sees the releases of ‘Endless,’ the first widely available solo guitar album from Richard Osborn, a first-generation American Primitive guitarist who studied with Robbie Basho in the late 60’s.

Originally conceived as a close-harmony vocal trio, The Nightjar are a musical ensemble based in Bristol, UK, who describe their music as “lo-fi post-folk”. Watch their new single video for Wardrobe which was filmed by Pete Thomas – made with a CCTV security camera.

Another Day comes from a musician who has been writing and performing songs of the highest quality for the best part of 50 years featuring some of finest work to date.

The 40th-anniversary all-star revival of Peter Bellamy’s ‘The Transports’ starts this month taking it dates at Celtic Connections, Cecil Sharp House and more. Watch this excellent short documentary about the ballad folk opera.

This Friday sees the release of ‘Surface of the Sea,’ another new track from Nadine Khouri’s forthcoming new album The Salted Air. Don’t miss her upcoming live dates including a headline show at St Pancras Old Church, London.

Hannah Ashcroft is a singer/songwriter now based in Manchester. Her debut EP, The Quiet Kind, displays the confidence of a seasoned traveller who has learnt her craft on the road. Definitely a name to watch for…let’s hope an album is to follow soon.

Workin’s Too Hard is a warmly inclusive and rather special record, with a feeling of back porch intimacy. The distinctive and memorable music and songwriting will leave you wanting more. We hope they get together again soon.

Watch the latest video from Jim Moray for ‘Sounds Of Earth,’ one of the original songs featured on his new album ‘Upcetera.’ Don’t miss him and his band in session tomorrow on The Folk Show with Mark Radcliffe on BBC Radio 2.

On An Dà Là, Mànran excel at distilling the energy and excitement of their live shows into studio sets that not only mirror the experience but also make room for intricate musical virtuosity that provides the very finest detail. That detail, in turn, provides the album’s lyrical and vocal content with a platform that supports enthralling performances…one to be proud of.

British Broadsides sees Sam Lee, Lisa Knapp and Nathaniel Mann team-up and lead a five-piece band that will reinvent a collection of British Broadsides giving a rare insight into Britain’s music, literary and political history.

Our Song of the Day is ‘At the Purchaser’s Option,’ a powerful new song from Rhiannon Giddens’ forthcoming new album, Freedom Highway, an album more personal and raw than her debut. Don’t miss her upcoming UK & Ireland dates.