Shadows succeeds through the striking humanity of its songs, and by their originality. It’s an album that will hopefully see its creators heralded as one of the most vital – and indeed one of the most experimental – acts on the folk circuit and beyond.

Day two of WOMAD 2016 and the sun is out with more musical magic to brighten our day still further from the likes of Asiq Nargile, Amaraterra, The Grit Orchestra and Blick Bassy.

Day one of WOMAD is as promising a start to a festival as we could hope for with a secret gig from This is the Kit and a powerhouse performance from Asian Dub Foundation.

Silver Skies Blue sees Judy Collins teaming up with Bronx-born singer- songwriter Ari Hest. ‘Strangers Again’ saw Collins receive some of best reviews and biggest sales in years; this should effortlessly add to the tally.

Trick Star is Annie Keating’s seventh album and a swift follow-up to last year’s Make Believing. She describes it as about being raised up, torn down and finding the way back home.

Our latest Lost in Transmission mix features new releases from Ryley Walker and Ross Ainslie & Ali Hutton as well as some classics and gems including: Bert Jansch, Tim Hardin, Nancy Wallace, Rachel Newton and more.

For the latest Before the Gold Rush session we have two great songs from Amy Gillespie, a London based singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer.

Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker will release their debut album for Rough Trade, ‘Overnight,’ on October 14th. Listen to the album’s lilting first single, “The Waning Crescent”.

To mark their first decade as a duo, Gilmore & Roberts announce a 10th Anniversary Tour and their first live album. Recorded this year on their spring tour it features their most requested songs from their albums to date.

I don’t think any other band has achieved such a convincing and honest adaptation of ceilidh music. Their versatility shines through in the studio, but their hearts are on the dance floor – and it feels like their natural home.

London-based alt-folk troupe Patch & The Giant get into festival mode and head to London’s Ecclestone Square to record a cover of Bob Dylan’s Oh, Sister – Our Song of the Day. Don’t miss their tour dates which include Cambridge Folk Festival.

Watch the new video from Ryley Walker for The Roundabout, it was filmed and edited by Joe Martinez Jr. and is taken from his forthcoming album ‘Golden Sings That Have Been Sung’.