Barbara Dickson announces UK-wide concert tour from Yeovil to Perth and, in support of the tour, releases ‘Five Songs’ EP, a cross section of her “favourites of now” including the traditional, an Incredible String Band cover and an original.

Furnace, the sophomore solo album from newgrass outfit Trampled By Turtles frontman Dave Simonett, offers a collection of deeply personal and open-nerved songs couched in memorable, infectious melodies, delivered with an aching tenor and echoes of 60s country-rock.

Our Song of the Day is ‘I Remember You,’ the first single to be taken from singer-songwriter Jason McNiff’s forthcoming double CD retrospective anthology. Lilting and upbeat, the song showcases McNiff’s simple-yet-powerful acoustic guitar work partnered with an enticing folk-pop melody that makes it an instant classic.

Mount Eerie’s Phil Elverum shares ‘Real Death,’ a heartbreaking song from his forthcoming album A Crow Looked at Me which was written following the loss of Geneviève Castrée, his wife and mother of their child.

Fairport Convention has announced names for next year’s 37th Cropredy Convention including Petula Clark, Dougie MacLean, Richard Thompson, Show of Hands, Gigspanner Big Band, Feast of Fiddles as well as a triple bill of performances from ‘early years’ former members of Fairport to celebrate their Golden Anniversary.

Our Canadian-based reviewer David Morrison selects his Top 10 Folk & Roots albums of 2016 including David Francey, Jesse Thom, Aerialists, John K. Samson, Emily Millard and more.

We have the pleasure in premiering the new video for The Silver Fox, the new single from Gnoss, a return to what’s at the centre of Gnoss’ sound: tight tune-playing bursting with character. Don’t miss their free set tomorrow at Celtic Connections.

Geoff Lakeman steps into the limelight at 69 to release his debut solo album. Featuring a host of special guests including the Lakeman brothers, Cara Dillon, Kathryn Roberts and nearby neighbour Nic Jones.

Watch Zurich-based folk/pop songstress Ursina’s new music video for ‘Question Untold,’ her latest single taken from her debut album ‘You Have My Heart’, out on 27th January via Radicalis.

The preliminary line-up for Orkney Folk Festival 2017 is announced including: Eddi Reader, Kris Drever, The East Pointers, Jeffrey Foucault, Blazin’ Fiddles, Flook, Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill, The Young’uns and many more.

On the first weekend of this year’s Celtic Connections, Scottish fiddle quartet Rant introduced 4/4, A Project for Projection, in which the band work with a group of twelve young fiddlers from across Central Scotland to create a performance with a full-on fiddle sound.

Watch the new 25-minute film on the making of Father John Misty’s new album Pure Comedy due 7th April 2017 on Bella Union (Europe) and Sub Pop (rest of world). The film was directed by Josh Tillman and Grant James.