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On May 26th, Tompkins Square will release The Music of Harry Taussig & Max Ochs featuring newly recorded material commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Takoma sampler they first appeared on. The pair will also meet for the first time and play select shows on the West Coast.

Dan Auerbach shares the music video for ‘King of a One Horse Town’. Directed by Aaron Hymes, it follows a day in the life of a “king of a one horse town,” who Auerbach describes as “anyone who’s scared of the outside world…”

Roxanne de Bastion talks us through Heirlooms & Hearsay. The main subject of which is her grandfather, a pianist from Hungary who made a new home for himself and his family in Stratford upon Avon after enduring the Second World War and the Communist takeover of his homeland.

For their latest release, the DIY folk band Rosemary & Garlic drove to Italy, where they found the perfect setting in the house of the Italian painter Claudio Acchiardi. The result is both nostalgic and uplifting

Austin duo Beth // James’ debut EP, All In Life, is the product of two award-winning musicians, Jordan Burchill and Mikaela Kahn. Their original songs and startling musicianship pick up where the Civil Wars left off.

Today Yep Roc will release the Digital Deluxe version of the Limited Edition CD of Tift Merritt’s Stitch of the World. It includes three bonus tracks including “Day He Died” featuring Sam Beam. Listen here.

Watch Blood Drive, the second single to be taken from Belfast-based songwriter Joshua Burnside’s forthcoming debut Ephrata – both rich and sparse showcasing Burnside’s skilful fingerpicking and angst-ridden vocals set against a haunting, insistent melody, blending avant-folk with elements of electronica.

Tomorrow sees the release of Dan Walsh’s latest album Verging On The Perpendicular which finds him returning to the Scottish and Irish music that first inspired him. Watch him performing Banish Set live in an exclusive video premiere.

Listen in full to Evolution One, the first EP from Tara Williamson’s upcoming four-part album, Evolutions. As her first solo effort since branching out from soul band, The Nightowls, Evolution One represents the unique sense of community found in the Austin music scene.

Watch the video for ‘Are We There Yet’, the title track of Chloe Foy’s EP, to be released on Friday 12th May. Her EP comprises of carefully constructed arrangements that delicately compliment her cryptic lyrics.

We have a very special premiere today from New England ballad singer, Lindsay Straw. Listen to The Forester which she learned via Lizzie Higgins who she first heard via Topic Records ‘Voice of the People’ series. It features on The Fairest Flower of Womankind which is out on April 28.

Cambridge Folk Festival is delighted to reveal exciting new additions to this year’s bill, including Lisa Hannigan and Martin Simpson. They join a line-up that brings together up and coming artists and established folk legends in the grounds of Cherry Hinton Hall.