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Watch London based 7-piece folk band Patch and the Giant performing ‘The Sleeping Boat’ in a lovely summer Garden Session.

This month sees the launch of two new channels on Folk Radio UK, both offer a different mix of music covering the folk spectrum from trad through to folk rock, psych folk and more alternative offerings.

Watch the new video from London based Troubadour Rose for ‘Tell Me’, the second single to be released from their debut album ‘Find An Arrow’.

Up and coming acoustic folk band The Intermission Project head out on the road for a special road trip with the support of the the Youth Hostel Association. Listen to ‘Sorry’ from their forthcomig EP.

Benjamin Folke Thomas is to release his debut album Too Close To Here on Bucketfull Of Brains in September. “stands out like Oliver Reed at an AA meeting”…get your first taster here!

Wilful Missing release a new four track EP featuring a lovely cover of Scarborough Fair….and I get sidetracked talking about Bob Dylan and Martin Carthy as a result.

Flook head back to where it all began next month! That is Sidmouth, where they recorded “Flook! Live!” at Sidmouth in 1996. Plus watch them performing with Lau…superb!

Folk Radio UK has launched a new streaming service to reach a wider audience through Internet Radio devices and Apps.

Israel Nash Gripka has signed to Loose Music, he will be releasing his third studio album Rain Plans in September, here’s a taster of what’s to come.

Listen to the latest Simple Folk Radio show hosted by Dillon and featuring a session from Darren Hayman and The Short Parliament to mark the release of ‘Bugbears’ on Fika Recordings.

Watch the video for Water Voices, the second single from Brooklyn based folk quintet Whale Belly and download their first single for free!

The Staves have announced details of their next London show at the legendary Shepherds Bush Empire and their acclaimed debut album Dead & Born & Grown & Live gets repackaged + bonus tracks.