Alex Gallacher

Derek Piotr is back with a new solo single, an excellent take on “How Can I Keep from Crying?” taken from his forthcoming album “The Devil Knows How”. I can’t wait to hear the rest of the album.

Our Song of the Day comes from Nick Mulvey with ‘A Prayer of My Own’, taken from his forthcoming album ‘New Mythology’, an album he hopes “…inspires and stimulates new ideas, insights and ambitions” and “…generates a sense of the sacred within its audience”.

Taken from their forthcoming new album ‘Lady Mondegreen’, watch Fellow Pynins performing their lead single ‘Pretty Polly’. Their timing and arrangements ebb and flow beautifully and they instantly sound at one with the song.

Scottish trio Salt House (Jenny Sturgeon, Ewan MacPherson and Lauren MacColl) have shared their new single and video ‘Headwater’, the first to be taken from their forthcoming new album ‘Riverwoods’, inspired by and featured in the conservation film ‘Riverwoods: An Untold Story’.

Featuring new music from Mama’s Broke, Iona Lane, Brook Williams & Aaron Catlow, Awkward Family Portraits, Allison de Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves, Nick Hart, Rokia Koné, Kevin Morby, Tone of Voice Orchestra, India Blue, Anaïs Mitchell, Tony Reidy and more.

Following the release of her incredible debut album ‘The Eternal Rocks Beneath’, Katherine Priddy is heading out on a UK tour this Spring from April to early June.

Driven by awe and wonder, hope and joy, Iona Lane’s ‘Hallival’ is a masterful debut. Subtle musical touches and contemplative warm vocals combine to make this one of the most rewarding albums of the year.

Ben & Dom are two friendly new faces to these pages. Taken from their forthcoming EP ‘Shoulder’, watch the video for their lead single ‘By Your Side’. In an age of growing social isolation, could you ask for warmer words?

Irish singer Eva Coyle premieres her beautiful new video for her latest single ‘Down to The Shore’ that marries musical influences from her native Ireland and Scandinavia. If she’s not on your radar, then she should be.

Stick In The Wheel announce a new tour celebrating their recent mixtape release, Tonebeds for Poetry – lost civilisations, inertia, beats music, sludge, drone, glitch and the sounds of the city, held together with ancient word-glue, repurposed to deliver vital, urgent messages for now.

Born of a shared love of acoustic guitar, metal and traditional Irish music, Dublin 4-piece, The Scratch have arguably dropped their best single to date called ‘Another Round’. Watch the accompanying video – it’s also our Song of the Day.

Firelight Trio are a new Scottish band featuring Ruth Morris, Gavin Marwick and Phil Alexander. Watch them performing Balkanpolska, a tune that captures the grace, energy and playfulness of this top-calibre trio of musicians.