Alex Gallacher

Our Song of the Day comes from Estonian singer, violinist, experimental electronic artist and composer Maarja Nuut. Taken from her forthcoming new album ‘Hinged’, ‘Kutse tantsule’ is a kind invitation to join her for a little dance.

Our Song of the Day is ‘Making Forests’, the latest single from Trippers and Askers’ Octavia Butler sci-fi inspired concept album ‘Acorn’, featuring members of Wye Oak, Califone, Elephant Micah and Sun Ra.

Featuring Katherine Priddy, Adrian Freedman, Dana Sipos, Mick Flannery & Susan O’Neill, The Owl Service, JP Harris, Lunatraktors, Maz O’Connor, David Crosby feat Sarah Jarosz, Joshua Burnside & Laura Quirke, Francesca Ter-Berg, Ravi Shankar and more.

After winning ‘Best Original Song of The Year’ at the RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards, Mick Flannery and Susan O’Neill announce collaborative album ‘In The Game’ and share the first single and video ‘Chain Reaction’.

Released today, watch the video for ‘Mighty Big Sur’ on which Holly Lerski teams up with James ‘Hutch’ Hutchinson to share her love of the central Californian coastline; a love inspired by Jack Kerouac and a dream of driving the Pacific Highway.

Tom Rosenthal has shared a video for ‘I Went To Bed And I Loved You’ in which fans celebrate the lives of lost loved ones. There’s a beautiful honesty to this song that makes you instantly want to share it with loved ones.

This year’s Folk Film Gathering has a fantastic online programme including Director interviews and screenings that include Pat Collins ‘Silence’ + musician interviews: Bonnie “Prince” Billy in conversation with Mairi Campbell and Brían Mac Gloinn (of Ye Vagabonds) in conversation with Alasdair Roberts.

This is the Kit announce new 7-track EP ‘Off Off Oddities’. Watch their beautiful cover of ‘Bad Feeling’ by NYC-based supergroup Muzz…a song which “was a real soothing balm during such a mental time.”

Featuring Adrian Crowley, Jeb Loy Nichols, Wilco, Kevin Morby, Brigid Mae Power, Charlie Parr, Anna & Elizabeth, Saint Sister and Lisa Hannigan, Blick Bassy & Piers Faccini, Joan Shelley & Nathan Salsburg, Adrianne Lenker, Buck Meek & more.

John Blek shares the video for ‘Long Strand’, the lead single from his highly anticipated forthcoming album on which he is joined by Kris Drever, Cheyenne Mize, Kit Downes, as well as regular collaborators Davie Ryan and Brian Casey.

Tarren is a fantastic new English folk project featuring Bristol-based artists Sid Goldsmith, Alex Garden and Danny Pedler. Watch them performing English folk ballad Rigs of the Time; an outstanding performance that lives up to the title of ambassadors for high quality, English Folk music.

For their latest single, The Folkatron Sessions are joined by Sam Lee for ‘Three Galleys’, a classic tale of kidnap and warfare which sounds equally intricate as it does effortless and intuitive – this is cutting edge folk music.