Johnny shares his highlights of this year’s Tiree Music Festival which included Skerryvore, Sharon Shannon, Trail West, Breabach, Skippinish, Flook and more.

Watch the new video from Niteworks for Maraiche which features the song’s vocalist, the mesmerising Kathleen MacInnes, as well as stunning footage from the Isle of Skye. Don’t miss their upcoming live dates.

First Listen to ‘Plastic Throne’, the new album from The Royal Male – the solo project of Woodenbox frontman Ali Downer. Released August 5th via Olive Grove Records.

Our Song of the Day is from Michael Howard’s forthcoming album ‘Gasoline Dream’. “…a surreal listening experience like a vivid dream that might be hard to interpret but leaves you pondering it for time to come.”

Mendrugo is a beautiful collaboration between musicians from different cultures who share a deep love for their respective musical traditions and an irreverent, and irresistible, sense of fun. There should be more records made like this.

East is an excellent taster of what Iona Fyfe and her band have to offer, and I can’t wait to hear more at one of the string of live dates still to come in Scotland.

Three years on from their Daisy Roots debut, the Midlands-based five-piece The Jigantics are back with Seconds Out, an equally impressive sophomore outing.

Watch the new video from Seattle band Evening Bell for Tail Light which finds them driving across the late night underbelly of Seattle in a 1972 Roadrunner and 1964 Dodge Dart GT.

‘Live Again!’ is a valuable snapshot both Ochs’s political priorities and concerns at a significant time in America’s history, and his timeless music, which ultimately remains his greatest legacy.

Their tunes and songs are connected by intermezzos of humorous anecdotes which give insight into the English folk tradition as well as into Dipper & Malkin’s personal musical journeys. Today a sees their special Album Launch concert at Sidmouth Folk Festival.

We have a special video premiere today from singer, musician and producer Jim Moray. Fair Margaret And Sweet William is the opening track from his forthcoming new album Upcetera which is out on September 30th. Watch it here.

The musical collaboration of Tanya Brittain and Sam Kelly digs ever deeper into the culture, heritage and traditions of Cornwall – a fresh and compelling display of creative symbiosis, suffused with a wild beauty and offering tantalising insights into the proud heart and soul of this ancient Celtic nation.