Alex Gallacher

Taken from his new album ‘Sleeping Like a Maniac’, watch Melbourne, Australia-based singer-songwriter Justin Bernasconi performing ‘Golden Leaves’ live – the tale of a man striving to move on from his relationship mess, his lies and confusion.

This week’s Folk Show features Janice Burns & Jon Doran, Spiers & Boden, Karine Polwart & Dave Milligan, Pharis & Jason Romero, Clype, Leyla McCalla, Gordie Tentrees, Grace Petrie, Boo Hewerdine, Dan Brown, Martha Tilston and more.

This week’s show features Michael Chapman, Cat Clyde & Jeremie Albino, Spencer Cullum, The Felice Brothers, Alex Rex, Margo Cilker, Native Harrow, Brigid Mae Power, Matt Patershuk, Ryley Walker, Henry Parker, Asha McCarthy and Cate Le Bon.

Our Song of the Day comes from Native Harrow with ‘Turn It Around’. A soulfully immense single with an easy-rolling 70s vibe that’s impossible to resist. What more do you need to persuade you to grab a ticket for their upcoming European and UK Tour.

The legendary British guitarist and songwriter, Michael Chapman has died at the age of 80. We look back at his fascinating music career and pay tribute.

We chat to Simon Moreton about his book “Where?” Following his father’s death in 2017, the author went back to his childhood home in rural Shropshire trying to process his grief by revisiting his family’s time as transplants to the countryside.

Watch the superb video for ‘All Cameras Gone’, the latest single from Wyndow (Lavinia Blackwall & Laura J Martin), a gorgeous paean to the dust and crackles of the analogue age.

Taken from Audrey Spillman’s new album ‘Neon Dream’, watch the accompanying video for the lead single Austin Motel – inspired by a trip Spillman and her now-husband, producer Neilson Hubbard, took to Austin when they first started dating.

Watch the beautifully animated video for ‘Bluebirds and Rye’, the latest single from Kate Ellis, a loving letter sent from mother to daughter. There’s a beautiful homespun warmth to Kate’s music that’s sure to make her forthcoming album a highlight for many in 2022.

Watch the video for Lammas Fair, the title track of Henry Parker’s new album, and our Song of the Day. Parker’s own music lies in both the past and present and with performances like this, there’s plenty to celebrate for the future.

Watch the latest video from Clare Sands for her new single Iontach Bheith Beo on which she joins forces with friend, composer, and musician Brídín. A driving, pulsating, celebration of life, for those that have gone before us, and those yet to come.

Ahead of the release of Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys new album ‘The Wishing Tree’ this Friday, watch their video for Nature’s Law which is also our Song of the Day.