It’s true that Silver Season will partially reward those old hippies waiting for David Crosby to repeat his 70’s triumphs but Israel Nash has hit a lodestone that should satisfy anyone who likes their music somewhat blissed out and cosmic. Forget the acid, a few craft beers and a good listen will suffice.

I Dreamt I Was A Bird is a sterling example of all that is good about contemporary folk music in Britain today and looks set to establish Lucy Ward in her rightful place alongside the scene’s “big names”.

We have an exclusive video premiere, also our Song of the Day, from the young Canadian roots musician Kaia Kater. Watch the video for “When Sorrows Encompass Me Round”, which takes a line from an old fiddle tune song and reworks it into the story of a runaway slave.

Dave Rawlings has finally found time to schedule a follow-up to the 2009 Dave Rawlings Machine debut. Nashville Obsolete has been worth the wait with a stunning final track that is the album’s lynchpin.

We are very honoured to have Karen Matheson as our Artist of the Month for October. Her latest album ‘Urram’ is bold, imaginative and a thrill to listen to. It’s the next step in a fascinating journey, one that unites the voices of the Hebrides with traditional and classical musicians from Scotland, Senegal, and India.

Birmingham based trio Millbrook release their self-titled debut album next month, a very accomplished album that is sure to stand them in good stead for a very promising future.

Ed Askew’s 1968 release ‘Ask the Unicorn’ is to be re-issued (and remastered) on white vinly…we decided to celebrate with a Song of the Day from that release: Fancy That.

Watch the video premiere for Kyle Carey’s ‘Let Them Be All Reprise’, a new but timeless sounding song for which director Adrian Garber has put together an outstanding video.

In association with Caught by the River we have a special giveaway to their upcoming Caught by the River Social Club in London – featuring Darren Hayman, Richard Skelton, July Skies and more.

Now 76 and with a voice that still sounds as clear and pure as it did in 1976 when she first sang ‘Both Sides Now’, Judy Collins’ latest offering features a cast of collaborators including the likes of Glen Hansard and Bhi Bhiman who step up to join her in song.

Our Song of the Day comes via a very special live video session from traditional American roots masters Jesse Milnes & Emily Miller. Recorded at The Deep End Ranch, about an hour North of Los Angeles in the Santa Clara River Valley.

Orison for a Curlew is a new book by Horatio Clare telling of his journey across Europe in search of the Slender-billed curlew, ‘Numenius tenuirostris’, ‘the slim beak of the new moon’, one of the world’s rarest birds.