Eight years after their debut we are finally treated to a follow-up from Rusalnaia – Sharron Kraus and Gillian Chadwick… one of the most stunning albums I have heard all year, and one whose power remains long after the songs have faded.

Northern Ireland based five-piece traditional Irish band Connla recently released their debut album River Waiting. Watch their latest video for Daily Growing and catch them on their UK tour in September.

North Carolina’s bluegrass duo, Mandolin Orange announce new album Blindfaller and share their first single Wildfire ”a country dirge with soulful washes of pedal steel and mandolin, the song details the lingering, present-day devastation of slavery and the Civil War.

The Henry Girls have shared their latest video for Falling in Love Again, a song from their recently released EP Sketches. It was filmed around their homeland of Malin, Co.Donegal and also in the Men’s Shed in Moville.

Chicago born singer-songwriter Michael McDermott takes full advantage of a new clarity and focus to follow-up with his 10th solo album Willow Springs, his first in four years. It features some of his strongest material to date.

Harrington’s music packs a considerable, and quite heady, emotional charge. The Diver’s Curse certainly repays your very closest attention, and its meditative, insightful poetic inventions are destined to haunt you for a long time.

We have a special video session from Ewan McLennan which commemorates the 80th anniversary of the start of the Spanish Civil War today. We also have news of his new album with Guardian journalist and bestselling author George Monbiot.

A jam-packed mix of folkie goodness from The Driftwood Manor, The FLK, The Memory Band, Incredible String Band, Fay Hield, Jim Moray, Jon Boden, The Owl Service, The Furrow Collective, The Woodbine And Ivy Band and many more!

We have a track premiere from BJ Barham, the front man of the increasingly popular US Americana band American Aquarium. O’ Lover, is taken from his forthcoming debut solo effort Rockingham, due for release on the 22nd July via At The Helm Records. UK Tour kicks off this weekend!

Seth Lakeman announces new album ‘Ballads of the Broken Few’ and reveals new video. A stunning combination of his dynamic songwriting and playing, the genius of legendary producer Ethan Johns and the sublime harmony vocals of emerging young female trio Wildwood Kin.

Download Towersey Festivals Free Album: features singles, exclusives and album cuts from some of the best artists scheduled to appear at the festival this year, including the BBC Radio 2 Folk Award Best Group 2016 & 2015 The Young’uns, Steve Tilston & Jez Lowe, Dublin’s Lynched and more.

Every song stands on its own two feet and the playing, recording and production are all confident and robust. From the Stillhouse may not be a groundbreaking record, but its inventive combination of bluegrass and outlaw country makes it a welcome addition to the world of modern-day traditionalist musicians.