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.

On the title track of her new album Courtney Marie Andrews sings “some people take a little more time to grow”; after standing in the shadows of success playing with the likes of Damien Jurado, the time has come for her to be bathed in her own spotlight.

Johnny Flynn reveals a track from his forthcoming new album Sillion due for release on Transgressive Records on 24th March. Listen to ‘Raising the Dead.’ Plus listen to his Guest Mix for Folk Radio UK: Songs for the Road.

O’Hooley and Tidow, Lady Maisery and the irrepressible Grace Petrie take to the stage again to celebrate International Women’s Day. We talk to Belinda O’Hooley about the tour and more.

Stanley Brinks’ latest offering sees him teaming up with a stripped down two-piece version of the Norwegian folk collective The Kaniks – a double album that is immaculately played, unpolished and, for the most, jubilant in spirit and mood, it’s a gem of its kind.

Featuring a host of special guests, including Lizabett Russo, Dermot Byrne, Capercaillie’s Charlie McKerron and more, How Do You Know? illustrates just how wide-ranging Tim Edey’s talents really are.