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Robin Pecknold of Fleet Foxes has just released three tracks for free download. One includes a duet with Ed Droste of Grizzly Bear. You can download them below

Erland and The Carnival come out trumps with their new release Nightingale. Gone are the acid folk beats, replaced with deeper re-inventions and new architecture seeking inspiration from one of the oldest poems in written form and the Egyptian Book Of The Dead. Listen to the opening track and watch the new video.

Island Records and the Sandy Denny estate are to release an exclusive 7″ vinyl EP for Record Day which is available for one day only. Find out more plus watch a full length documentary on Sandy Denny which reveals why she remains such an inspiration to so many.

The Garden are presenting a great event in Ipswich on 11th March featuring Rifmountaineer and folk finger forager Jason Steel along with Nancy Wallace. This will be a great night, if you’re new to Jason Steel and Nancy Wallace then check these videos and sound clips.

The Bony King of Nowhere enters the playlists of Folk Radio UK this week with his new album Eleonore. He is going to be big this year, just listen below to his distinctive voice and lyrics!

The silence beneath the bark is a short film animation by Joanna Lurie. Prepare to enter her own fairytale land set in a pine forest during winter inspired by her own childhood. Enjoy

We recently announced that Communion will be presenting the new one day Bushstock Festival on Saturday 7th May which includes Tom Williams & The Boat, The Staves and Fink. Further artists have now been confirmed, to find out who they are, read on…

Daylight Music continues at Union Chapel this coming Saturday 5th March when The Memory Band will be performing along with Marmaduke Dando and Cosmicorus. For more details and video read on!

We recently caught up with Emily Barker who has just released her new album, Almanac with her all girl band, The Red Clay Halo. They are attracting more attention now then ever before making them a sought after act for festivals this year.

A Rookery hail from Calder Valley, West Yorkshire. Their new EP: Nabby Nook has a breadth of influences ranging from dark folk rock with a gothic twist to more subtle swaying charms reminiscent of early psych-folk.

Folk Rock band, The Butchers and the Builders have released their third album, Dead Reckoning. They used the recording style of the 1950s and 1960s, where the magic of a song was captured by the band playing together live and with minimal overdubbing. A Free download and offical video to Lullaby is included below:

After a string of head-turning, critically acclaimed releases on Hush Records, Portland’s Loch Lomond has brought their unique brand of raw symphonic chamber pop to Tender Loving Empire. The stunning track “Elephants & Little Girls,” the first single, is available to download and listen to below!