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The Soft Cavalry (husband/wife duo Steve Clarke and Rachel Goswell of Slowdive) have today shared a video for new single “Bulletproof” in which the band use sign language to convey the track’s lyrics.

In search of the primaeval sound of the universe, our Song of the Day comes Space Klezmer Goylem – a sweet spot point between psychedelic prog, Middle Eastern electronica and traditional European klezmer and folk music.

Mac DeMarco and his band will return to the UK this November for a five-date tour including his biggest London show to date at Alexandra Palace on 21st November 2019.

Watch the new video from Bill Jones for the title track of her new album Wonderful Fairytale which features a string quartet as well as Ian Stephenson on guitar and double bass.

Tradfest pulled in a truly international audience from Scotland and beyond to this year’s festival, which featured Lankum, Talisk, The Fretless, Kathleen MacInnes, Fiona Hunter, Kaela Rowan and more.

Lauren MacColl announces a full-band tour of The Seer across Scotland from 21-29th of June and publishes her first printed tune book featuring 44 melodies including all the tunes from The Seer.

Watch the new video from Dean Owens for Louisville Lip, a tribute to Muhammad Ali and an intensely personal song, as the singer imagines addressing his hero directly, remembering the impact on a kid growing up in the port of Leith.

Throughout 2019 Amy Duncan will be releasing a series of music videos in collaboration with animator Tracy Foster. Watch the latest for “Labyrinth” which was inspired by a photo of reflections in a shop window – “like doorways into other worlds”, a theme which this beautifully imaginative animation follows.

Our Song of the Day comes from Joshua Burnell, Skylark & The Oak sees a return to Joshua’s original songwriting, influenced by storytelling and folklore. He is joined on vocals by singer Frances Sladen, watch the accompanying video here.

Richard Thompson’s The Cold Blue – Original Motion Picture Score is out now via New West Records. The 19-track score was written and arranged by Thompson for the acclaimed filmmaker Erik Nelson’s film of the same name.

Glasgow’s Buchanan Street was today transformed into the Piping Walk of Fame, with Hollywood-style stars revealing the headliners of this year’s Piping Live! which returns to the city 10 – 18 August 2019.

Listen in full to The Human Project, the debut album from Bath-based singer, composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist Bethany Stenning, the first album release under her performing alter ego STANLÆY.