Alex Gallacher

Taken from his latest album on Hudson Records, watch M G Boulter performing ‘Clifftown’ live From the Glasshouse at Sage Gateshead.

This week’s Folk Show features old charms and street sounds, 9Bach, Damien McGeehan, Osysterband, Chris Wood, Alasdair Roberts, O’Hooley & Tidow, Lleuwen, Rhona Dalling, Sam Lee, Alaw, The Watersons and more.

Watch Martin Carthy in concert for the Library of Congress and watch a two part interview covering his early years, Dave Swarbrick, Steeleye Span, Norma Waterson, Lal and Mike Waterson, the making of Bright Phoebus, Eliza Carthy, The Watersons, forming Waterson:Carthy and more.

Chris Wood is out on tour this month and early December. We look back at a past gig to highlight why you don’t want to miss this tour, learn about his sofa and share a lockdown session from his garden.

The RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Award nominees are proof enough that Ireland’s folk music scene is vibrantly alive and well. Read our preview feat. John Francis Flynn, Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin & Ultan O’Brien, Dani Larkin, Laura Quirke & Joshua Burnside and lots more.

Our Song of the Day comes from the Oysterband with their new single “The Time is Now”, a powerful rousing call for change in response to our rapidly changing world and tackling climate change. Taken from their forthcoming new album Read the Sky.

Samana announce new album ‘All One Breath’ and UK Tour. Watch their latest video for ‘The Beach’ – “…a walk upon a shoreline that stretches in between our waking consciousness and the liminal space of dreams.”

Josh Okeefe delivers another gold nugget with “Rolling with the Punches”, delivered with genuine fire and passion that looks “The Man” straight in the eye.

Sam Sweeney finally gets to take Unearth Repeat on the road for what must be a touring highlight of the year. Watch them performing Steepy Downs Road live at Cecil Sharp House.

This month, experience the ’Ten Steps’ UK tour with Max ZT (“Jimi Hendrix of hammered dulcimer”) and Dan Whitehouse. Watch their ‘Ten Steps’ video, the title track of their collaborative EP and also our Song of the Day.

Featuring Adam Ross, Josienne Clarke, The Burning Hell, The Magic Lantern, Tunng, Devin Hoff, Mr Alec Bowman_Clarke, Freedom To Roam, Henry Parker, James Yorkston, Jacken Elswyth, Eoghan Neff and more.

The magic of Spell Songs (Karine Polwart, Julie Fowlis, Seckou Keita, Kris Drever, Rachel Newton, Beth Porter, and Jim Molyneux) returns in December with Let The Light In. Taken from the album watch the accompanying video to their new single ‘Oak’, led by Kris Drever.