The Florida based quartet ‘Have Gun, Will Travel’ release an album based on Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ill-fated 1914-16 Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. Aside from being a potted history of the Antarctic exploration, it’s also a pretty damn fine collection of tunes and one that deserves to see the band finding much wider exposure.

Watch the new video from Monster Ceilidh Band for ‘Anti Gravity’, plus we have big news on their line-up change, tour news and new album.

Known the world over as the lead voice of Oysterband, John Jones has combined his love of music and walking and, with the help of The Reluctant Ramblers, crafted his second solo album, the brilliant Never Stop Moving.

The Left Outsides have crafted an impressive synthesis of sound in The Shape Of Things To Come. Although the band wear their love of 1960s psychedelia/folk/pop/rock on their sleeve, they have a strong enough sense of self-identity to suggest that it will sound fresh for a long time to come.

Our Song of the Day is from Swedish folk trio Small Feet who release their debut album From Far Enough Away Everything Sounds Like The Ocean next month on August 14.

The Dreaming Spires are on a roll as they prepare to head to Nashville for Americana Fest Showcase and announce UK Tour. Plus watch them performing live on the Andrew Marr Show.

Anna Laube’s self-titled third album offers a stylistically eclectic brew, part sugarcandy, part bourbon, sweet but with a real kick.

Jenny Hval unveils her new video for ‘Sabbath‘ from her latest album Apocalypse, Girl. She will be touring the UK again in November 2015.

Iris Dement’s latest album ‘The Trackless Woods’ is inspired by the writings of Russian poet Anna Akhmatova…”some cultural enlightenment and enrichment and an album of the year all in one perfect package.”

Siv Jakobsen has unveiled her new video for Caroline, a song which tells the fictional story about a transgender male. It features singer/actor/dancer MJ Rodriguez.

Our Song of the Day is from Benedict Benjamin, a new solo project of Benedict Rubinstein (The Mariner’s Children, Peggy Sue). This is Had What You Had from the forthcoming album ‘Night Songs‘.

Cape Snow is a cross-continental collaboration between Los Angeles-based singer Bree Scanlon and members of the long- running New England based band Tiger Saw. One to be swept away in, like giddy hearts.