One of the most celebrated of maverick cult roots outfits, Groanbox release their sixth album in celebration of ten years of making music together, a strange but intoxicating brew.

A brand new mix in our Lost in Transmission series, some of the artists may be new to some of you although there are some well known names in there as well including: Sufjan Stevens, Aldous Harding, Laura Marling, Turner Cody and more.

There is something older even than music at the heart of Cannell’s compositions. It is something inexplicable but profoundly beautiful, and it has resulted in another triumphant album.

Following his critically acclaimed 2013 album Rain Plans, Israel Nash has announced the release of his new album Silver Season from which you can hear the lead track Strangers here.

We have a video premiere today from Franc Cinelli with Alchemy, the first single from his new LP, The Marvel Age which is out in September.Watch it here.

The Olde World is an accompaniment to the reissue of Michael Head and The Strands’ classic The Magical World of The Strands. Enough here to please the dedicated fan but newcomers should maybe start with the re-issue.

Our Song of the Day is from Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats with S.O.B. from their self-titled debut album out this month. Watch their new video and catch those UK Tour dates.

Steve Tilston’s profile has been on the up and up with a great couple of recent albums, a Folk Award and now a film inspired by an unusual event in his life, but the real story is that his latest album, Truth To Tell, is yet another wonderful record from one of English folk music’s most accomplished songwriters.

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.