The Scott Wood Band have delivered a stunning first album and it seems only natural that their already successful career is going to flourish yet again. They have set the bar extremely high, not only for any future recordings that they release, but also for other tune orientated folk bands across the UK.

Julia Holter has unveiled her new video for Sea Calls Me Home which finds Holter in the picturesque landscape of her California habitat, and explores the surreal imagery of the song.

Upon discovering Johanna Warren’s nümün, released earlier this year, it was too good to miss out on, an album that will engulf you as it oscillates between moments of serenity and tumult.

To celebrate their forthcoming tour Megson have released a ‘pay what you want’ live compilation ‘Megson – Live in the Lounge’ E.P. featuring songs from their albums In a Box, Longshot and On the Side.

With Balkan music more accessible then ever thanks to bands such as A Hawk and a Hacksaw and Beirut why not give this one a go featuring recordings from 1930s​-​80s. Plus watch a short film on A Hawk and a Hacksaw which documents two years of travelling and performing throughout Europe and the United States.

NYC based Canadian Cellist Julia Kent announces her fourth solo album Asperities, an album in response to conflict: internal, personal and global. Watch her new video for Invitation to the Voyage.

Pearl and the Beard offer up their third and final studio album, Beast. A precious and alluring parting gift, the trendy trio leave behind a feel good album filled with pop grandeur and luscious harmonies.

Our Tune of the Day is from South African multi-instrumentalist, composer Cara Stacey. Dark Matter is taken from her groundbreaking new album Things That Grow which aims to stretch the boundaries of bow music in an ensemble and create something entirely new.

Between them The Dovetail Trio, an invigorating new grouping of three proven talents: Matt Quinn, Rosie Hood and Jamie Roberts, have managed to work miracles in terms of creating a highly distinctive style and sound on their debut album Wing of Evening.

Following a busy year of touring in the USA, Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn fly in for a UK tour in November, including a date at the Southbank Centre as part of the London Jazz Festival. Get those dates and watch them performing Railroad live.

Our Song of the Day is a song premiere from US cult country soul man Jeb Loy Nichols who now resides in Wales on his remote small holding. Listen to ‘That’s All I Want’ from his new mini-album Ya Smell Me.

Fado singer Mariza is about to release ‘Mundo’, her sixth studio recording and her first of entirely new material in five years. Possibly her most diverse and contemporary release to date. One that hints at ‘new beginnings’.