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In follow-up to debut album Hemet, Galway singer-songwriter Niamh Regan releases single ‘Happy Again’, produced by Alex Borwick…as substantially poignant as anything we’ve heard from her so far, overflowing with affirmation and endeavour. 

Taken from his debut album ‘I Would Not Live Always’, watch John Francis Flynn performing ‘Lovely Joan’ live at Connolly’s of Leap. The video, by Director extraordinaire Peadar Ó Goill, cleverly pairs with the story of a local man’s friendship with a cat. Exceptional on all fronts.

Our Song of the Day comes from the super-talented Fay Hield with “When She Comes”, taken from her latest solo album ‘Wrackline’ which she tours next month. Wrackline is a world lovingly crafted by Hield, with its own logic, its own depths of meaning.

Featuring Aidan O’Rourke, Alasdair Roberts and Robin Robertson, Brìghde Chaimbeul, Rachel Newton, Joe Heaney, Lankum, John Francis Flynn, Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening, Dàimh, Tim Dennehy, Martin Simpson, Seamus Heaney & Liam O’Flynn, The Boys of the Lough, Skipper’s Alley, The Bonny Men & Rónán Ó Snodaigh.

Martin Simpson is back on the road with a very long list of tour dates. This year also marks the 20th Anniversary of Martin’s album “The Bramble Briar”, an English folk gem if ever there was one. He has also written a new song for Hen Harrier Day titled ‘Sky Dancer’.

The Teesside Troubadour Vin Garbutt who passed away in 2017 at the age of 69, is to have his autobiography published. Written in the years before his death, “this is Vin’s touching, funny and life-affirming story in his own words”. The book is available to pre-order now.

The Harbottle & Jonas Trio, featuring David Harbottle, Freya Jonas and Annie Baylis, join forces with Phil Beer for a great cover of The Grateful Dead’s ‘Black Muddy River’.

Watch Craig Fortnam, composer for North Sea Radio Orchestra and Arch Garrison, performing ‘German Ocean’ live. A quirkily brilliant single that invites repeated plays; taken from his first solo album ‘Ark’.

Featuring the core trio of John McSherry and Detroit natives Tyler Duncan and Michael Shimmin, our Song of the Day comes from ‘the olllam’ who continue to push the envelope in blending funk, jazz and tradition.

Watch the full concert that Pentangle recorded for Belgian TV in 1972, prior to the release of Solomon’s Seal, featuring the original lineup of Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Jacqui McShee, Danny Thompson and Terry Cox.

Featuring: John Francis Flynn (our Artist of the Month), Martin A. Egan, The Spook of the Thirteenth Lock, The Deadlians, Stick in the Wheel, Dick Gaughan, Ye Vagabonds, Sweeny’s Men, The Eighteenth Day Of May, Landless and more.

Seaside is the latest single from London born, Nashville based Spencer Cullum, taken from his debut solo album, Spencer Cullum’s Coin Collection. “…a very quintessential English folk record, but with really good Nashville players…”.