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McVittie never loses the wide-eyed sense of wonder at the poetry of the natural world. If she set out to reflect that beauty and wonder in music, she has succeeded admirably.

Joshua Burnell grabs our attention and imagination with this brilliantly accessible album, bursting at the seams with ideas, imagery and an assured ability with melody and song structure. Outstanding.

When I Wait For You is so absorbing it could only come from that rare combination of technical brilliance and joy of collaboration that Dirk Powell has in abundance.

Portraits is a high end set of beautifully performed and written songs that will delight on many levels. A great introduction to Ben Bedford’s music and one to also satisfy fans.

Monmouth’s Twelve reflects both Fishclaw’s creative freedom and an ever expanding palette from one of the most exciting and original bands currently working within the loose framework of folk music.

Saskia’s latest offering ‘Are You Listening’ is a sublime and reflective album that will mesmerize the listener, and is always underpinned with optimism and hope for the future.

Our Artists of the Month are The Magpie Arc, a new cross-border folk/rock band featuring Nancy Kerr, Martin Simpson, Adam Holmes, Tom A Wright and Alex Hunter. Read our interview and watch their new video ‘Greenswell’.

A set full of character, depth and textured music made with unpretentious skill and consideration, Under the Red Island Bakery is a special kind of album that doesn’t appear very often. An enduring treat that will be played to death, this one will stick to your stereo and make itself hard to forget.

We chat to the Anglo-Irish quartet The Haar about their wonderful new album of traditional Irish songs set to improvised music. Cue major and minor key switching, intuition and creative satisfaction.

This month saw the release of Sam Carter’s new album ‘Home Waters’, in this special guest feature, Sam talks us through the story behind his song ‘Surprise View’ which is accompanied by a live performance filmed by Thom Atkinson.

A super quality live album that both serves as a broad showcase for the music of one of the modern era’s most gifted singer-songwriter’s, in the classic style of such craftsmen, and a pristine document of a great night out on the live circuit in late 2019.

Featuring Adam Summerhayes, Cormac Byrne, Murray Grainger and Molly Donnery, watch The Haar’s video for Anachie Gordon, a new track that was recorded, filmed, mixed, and made remotely, in lockdown.