Inspired by the sea-inspired James Joyce poem of the same name, Noise Of The Waters is the second EP from Brighton folk Hickory Signals are multi-instrumentalists Laura Ward and Adam Ronchetti, the pair combine strong vocal melodies with vibrant guitar, shruti, flute, glockenspiel and pulsing percussion; layering sounds carefully and minimally to create magical and atmospheric folk.

The programme for Celtic Connections 2017 has been announced which features concerts from Laura Marling, Karine Polwart, Shirley Collins, a special tribute to Angus R Grant, a star-studded folk orchestra with La Banda Europa led by Jim Sutherland and lots more.

With reinvention can come reinvigoration, and so it seems with the Montreal-based ‘art-folk’ artist, Emily Millard on her new and wondrous album ‘By Heron & By Season’.

Shirley Collins has shared her new music video for Pretty Polly from her new album Lodestar. This version is one she recorded from Mrs Ollie Gilbert in Timbo, Arkansas, in 1959 when she was travelling with Alan Lomax. Two live album launch dates have also been announced.

Watch Anaïs Mitchell performing Why We Build the Wall from her folk opera ‘Hadestown’, currently a Broadway Show. She is joined by Chris Thile and The First-Call Radio Players — Rich Dworsky, Chris Eldridge, Brittany Haas, Sarah Jarosz, Paul Kowert, and Ted Poor.

Before taking a well-deserved break from the road to record her fifth solo album, Sarah McQuaid heads out on an extensive UK tour next month taking her from Cornwall to Scotland.

Our Tune of the Day comes from Dublin fiddler Aidan Connolly whose playing is influenced by the likes of Paddy Cronin, Paddy Canny, and Denis Murphy. Paddy Cronin’s Own, As a Thoiseach, John Blessing’s Reels is taken from his debut album Be Off which is due for release this week on Raelach Records.

Watch the latest video from Yorkshire lads Hope & Social for London, a track from their latest album ‘Feel,’ one that’s something of a departure. A more abstract approach; layering, adding, taking away.

The collaboration between Colorama and Plu has clearly been fruitful and it’s to be hoped that there’s more to come from the quartet. Bendith offers a beguiling mix of sounds and styles, effortlessly crossing musical borders to produce something as fresh and breezy as a warm summer’s day.

To celebrate The Crooked Brothers’ November UK Tour, we have a video premiere from the band for Windsor Beer, a mainstay of their live set.

Our Tune of the Day comes from Boston’s Katie McNally where she grew up playing for dances, leading sessions, and learning from older fiddlers. Her new trio is an innovative ensemble, as grounded in the tradition as it is ground-breaking.

The Young’Uns announce that they will once again don their festive jumpers for a lighthearted romp through Christmas’ past. Plus, we have David Eagle’s DJ set from FolkEast to share in which Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar join forces with Daft Punk, The Watersons share the stage with Van-Halen, the Prodigy embrace sea shanties…