Alex Gallacher

Our Tune of the Day comes from Scottish smallpipes player and experimental music purveyor Brìghde Chaimbeul, who announces her new album ‘Carry Them With Us’ (out 14 April) and shares her first single & video “Tha Fonn Gun Bhi Trom (I Am Disposed of Mirth)”.

Leveret, featuring three of England’s finest folk musicians – Andy Cutting on melodeon, Sam Sweeney on fiddle and Rob Harbron on concertina, mark their ten years together with the release of their new album Forms and a UK Tour.

We talk to guitar player and composer Toby Hay and electric and acoustic bass player Aidan Thorne about their new album ‘After the Pause’ – a snapshot of an extraordinary and unprecedented time in their lives.

Our Song of the Day comes from Alasdair Robert’s with his new single, The Lichtbob’s Lassie, taken from his forthcoming traditional folk album ‘Grief in the Kitchen and Mirth in the Hall’.

Our Song of the Day comes from Aisha Badru with her stunning new single ‘Lazy River’, taken from her forthcoming EP, Learning To Love Again, out June 2 via Nettwerk.

Today sees the release of Her Silver Spate, the beautiful new single from Scottish folk trio Salt House, featuring Lauren Maccoll, Ewan Macpherson and Jenny Sturgeon. The single is taken from their new studio album ‘Riverwoods’ which is released on 10th March via Hudson Records.

Our Song of the Day comes from the remarkably talented māsa – sisters Faron and Merle. The Tower is taken from their debut album Sailors and Insomniacs and will soon feature on Apple TV’s new drama series ‘Dear Edward’, hopefully giving them the attention they deserve.

Cinder Well announces her forthcoming new album ‘Cadence’ which features a number of contributions, including strings from Cormac MacDiarmada of Lankum. Watch her video for the first single ‘Two Heads, Grey Mare’, also our Song of the Day.

Raoul Eden is a french solo guitarist in the American primitive tradition. Watch his new video for ‘Beat your Head with Glorious Songs’ – the Sufi visuals accentuate the meditative effect of his playing.

Jim Ghedi is heading back out on a short tour in April for what will probably be his last full band tour of 2023. Watch the accompanying video for his excellent cover of Ed Pickford’s Ah Cud Hew.

Joined by Matt O’Connell on percussion, watch Joseph Decosimo performing ‘The Wild Goose Chase’, a tune he learned from master fiddler and banjo player Clyde Davenport.

Taken from their album ‘What We Thought Was A Lake Was A Field Of Flax’, watch Phil Tyler & Sarah Hill performing Matt Hyland, a folk song which also appeared on Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick’s 1968 album ‘But Two Came By’.