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I Dreamt I Was A Bird is a sterling example of all that is good about contemporary folk music in Britain today and looks set to establish Lucy Ward in her rightful place alongside the scene’s “big names”.

We are very honoured to have Karen Matheson as our Artist of the Month for October. Her latest album ‘Urram’ is bold, imaginative and a thrill to listen to. It’s the next step in a fascinating journey, one that unites the voices of the Hebrides with traditional and classical musicians from Scotland, Senegal, and India.

We join Jonathan Day on the road for a series of guest posts written during his Atlantic Drifter launch tour. We join him as he arrives in China to perform in Gangzhou and Shenzhen.

Esteesee conforms to the exceptionally high standard of presentation of Ange’s previous albums; having already, long ago and from the start, set herself such a benchmark, she simply cannot depart from it. Esteesee will doubtless also prove every bit as addictive as the opium and laudanum on which Coleridge himself dosed.

We caught up with the wonderful O’Hooley and Tidow at Purbeck Valley Folk Festival where they performed a couple of songs for us from their new album ‘Summat’s Brewin’. Watch it here.

We have the final in a special four-part feature from Ange Hardy in which she reveals four tracks from her new album Esteesee exclusively to FRUK readers. Listen to and read about ‘Friends of Three’.

London folk group ‘Stick in the Wheel’ have combined the influences of skiffle, punk, and folk in their debut album ‘From here’. This is high-energy, politically switched-on folk music and it is one of the most vital recent additions to the English musical tradition.

Conceived and largely written on the road whilst touring, Franc Cinelli’s new album ‘The Marvel Age’ rumbles out of the groove like a battered freight train, each boxcar a different story, every station strange, and strangely familiar; jump the train and listen.

We have the pleasure in premiering the new album The Sparkle In Our Flaws from Belgium based, Dutch-born musician and songwriter Chantal Acda, released on 25th September via Glitterhouse Records.

In their latest release ‘Conflict Tourism, Gilmore and Roberts step over the border, wade through the battles and emerge unbowed… taking us through theatres of conflict that directly and indirectly affect every one of us.

Marian’s artistic vision is painstakingly conceived and the reward for the listener who spends a little time exploring Spirit House is to discover ten intricately glowing miniature worlds, each of which will surely generate an emotional resonance in anyone who’s ever mused on the nature of the human condition.

Light Up the Dark is the latest offering from The Outside Track. Using musics of their native lands of Scotland, Ireland and Cape Breton as cornerstones there really is no dull moment amongst this generously-stocked offering. Another glorious and strong release from this world-class pan-Celtic band.