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Listen to ‘All Their Many Miles’, the new single and title track of the new album from The Super Saturated Sugar Strings. Based in Anchorage, they are a beloved institution there, packing sweaty bodies together in small halls under neon light to dance into the night.

Legendary singer, songwriter and performer John Prine is to release his highly anticipated new album, The Tree of Forgiveness, on April 13, his first featuring new material in over 13 years. Watch the lyric video for Summer’s End, the first single.

Our Song of the Day comes from River Matthews, an artist for whom the stars seem to have aligned since the days of playing cover songs in local pubs. ‘Fool For You’ is the final single prior to the release of Imogen, his debut album. This young man is going places.

Newly discovered and unpublished poems and lyrics written by Johnny Cash are transformed into ‘Johnny Cash: Forever Words’, a collaborative album featuring new music by Rosanne Cash, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Kris Kristofferson & Willie Nelson, Brad Paisley, John Mellencamp, Elvis Costello, The Jayhawks and more.

Our Song of the Day comes via a video premiere for ‘I Guess I Won’t Be Going Home’, the new single from Ryan Driver, taken from his forthcoming album Careless Thoughts, due for release through Tin Angel on 23 February 2018.

The nominees for the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2018 have been announced by Mark Radcliffe on the Radio 2 Folk Show. This year’s Awards ceremony, presented by Mark Radcliffe and Julie Fowlis, will take place at the Belfast Waterfront on Wednesday 4 April.

German violinist, composer and producer, Alex Stolze, is pleased to announce the release of his new album ‘Outermost Edge’, released 16th March 2018 on Nonostar Records. He is a truly groundbreaking instrumentalist and producer. Watch his latest video for ‘New’, directed by Andrea Huyoff.

The Proclaimers, Richard Thompson, Beth Orton and Big Country are among the acts headlining the 54th Towersey Festival (24-27 August 2018, Thame, Oxfordshire).

Alt-folk quartet Darlingside have announced details of their new single ‘Futures’ plus a handful of UK dates for May 2018. Watch the accompanying animated video which was designed and animated by Bristol-based Mara Fradella.

Watch The Day is Golden by The Little Unsaid, a deeply personal song that deals with a journey through mental illness. The video was filmed at sunrise on St Agnes in the Isles of Scilly. It’s also the title of their UK concert tour ahead of their new album Selected Works being released on Reveal Records.

Our Song of the Day comes from Sam Moss, a musician who lives in Boston. Neon is his latest single and the title track of his forthcoming album set for release in March 2018. He’s certainly a name you want to keep on your radar.

The Gloaming will play seven sold-out shows at Dublin’s National Concert Hall in March, their only live appearances of 2018. To mark this occasion, Real World Records will release Live at the NCH, a live album recorded at the beautiful concert hall. Listen to The Booley House.