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There’s a confidence surging through Della Mae expressed in the eponymous title of their new album. Produced by Jacquire King in Nashville, it’s everything the band do well and so much more. Don’t miss their UK Tour Dates.

Richard Thompson is on something of a roll, with Jeff Tweedy as producer and with his trusted rhythm section in tow, ‘Still’ is proof that he’s making some of the best music of his life. Richard is Folk Radio UK’s Artist of the Month for July.

We have a great live session from one of Scotland’s most acclaimed and established singer songwriters, Dean Owen. He’s on tour now so make every opportunity to catch him live, you won’t be sorry.

Plans to re-release La Candella Viva the album that made Totó La Momposina a global star took on a life of their own when the master tapes opened up a treasure chest of unheard material. The result is Tambolero – effectively a whole new album.

I head to Swansea Bay in South Wales to meet Welsh traditional musician Ceri Rhys Matthews to talk about his Yscolan musicians retreat, music and art. I came away feeling very inspired, you can listen to the audio interview here.

Simi Stone is the homecoming queen and the daydream believer as feeling the magnetic pull of Woodstock she’s teamed up with a fantastic band and made a great record. Here she tells us all about her Moutain Motown sound.

Siobhan Wilson’s Say It’s True was recorded in Glasgow with the help of some very talented friends and offers a collection of hopes and sorrows, dressed in some of the finest tunes you could wish for. You could say it’s truly beautiful.

By moving to New Orleans, Rickie Lee Jones has reignited her creative spark. The Other Side Of Desire is her first new original album since 2009, tapping into the rhythmic heartbeat and mystical, musical spirit of the Crescent City.

A request for an old song led Boo Hewerdine to uncover a full album’s worth of material, which his label deemed simply too good not to be heard and Open shows the wisdom of that call. Yet another unassuming masterpiece that quietly slips alongside everything Boo has done with its indelible stamp of quality.

When Ross Cockburn met Jay Brown something clicked and Dark Green Tree was the happy result. Adding the voice of Cera Impala to the dream-pop-Americana of Secret Lives proves a further stroke of genius. A record that fulfils a dream and sets in motion whole new flights of fantasy and imagination of its own, wrapped up in a set of blissful tunes and honeyed harmony.

The Wooden House places Holly Lerski’s songwriting at the centre and it’s this focus which is the album’s real strength. To be able to look beyond the surfaces of everyday concerns and find new insights may seem a small thing, but it’s a rare skill which should get a big thumbs-up from anyone with a penchant for a finely-turned phrase, something which Holly Lerski has in abundance.

Looking for a new sound to match his visions of England Wes Finch had a notion Gerry Diver might steer him there and the wonderful, wildly creative Awena proves him right. If a record could be a page turner then this is it.