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For the final release of her four-part music series, Clare Sands joins Hothouse Flowers front-man Liam Ó Maonlaí for ‘Teacht an Fhómhair’ (Autumn’s Arrival). Watch their mesmerising video (by Liadain Ni Bhraonáin and Kasia Kaminska ), a paganistic, primal, pilgrimage recorded over 48 hours.

At last night’s RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards at Vicar Street, Dublin, winners included John Francis Flynn, Ye Vagabonds, Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin and Ultan O’Brien, Caoimhin O’Fearghaill and Mick Flannery & Susan O’Neill. Christy Moore was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award and Sarah Makem was posthumously inducted into the RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards Hall of Fame.

British Folk duo The Brothers Gillespie launch crowdfunder for ‘The Merciful Road’, an album inspired by the grace of life in troubled times. Get on board.

Cecil Sharp House has plenty going on this Christmas season including Belshazzar’s Feast, Celtic Christmas with Calan, A Winter Union, Freedom to Roam, The Young’uns, a New Year’s Eve Ceilidh and more.

As featured on Mexican Summer’s Looking Glass series, listen to Lisa/Liza’s Rose Pedals. “a song about the balance of learning to find calm through very difficult things…”

Irish roots five-piece outfit I Draw Slow have released a long-awaited new single. ‘Bring Out Your Dead’, is taken from their new album due for release in early 2022.

Bill Callahan & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy announce Blind Date Party featuring their series of covers with the likes of Alasdair Roberts, Meg Baird, Matt Sweeney, George Xylouris, Six Organs of Admittance, Sir Richard Bishop and more.

Taken from her forthcoming EP, watch the incredibly moving video from Amy Thatcher for ‘Look At You Now’, a tune she wrote for her twins that were born 11 weeks early. The single will be released on World Prematurity Day (17th November).

Taken from I’ll Be Your Mirror – A Tribute To The Velvet Underground & Nico, watch Andrew Bird and Lucius performing a great cover of Venus in Furs. The album is out now on Verve.

Karen Matheson, Brìghde Chaimbeul & Aidan O’Rourke, Kim Carnie, Dàimh, Ross Ainslie and Tim Edey are among the artists performing at Blas Festival this month that will have their concerts live-streamed.

Taken from their recently released full-length album Wonderful Oblivion, watch the music video for ‘As A Child’, the latest single from Australian sister-duo ‘Charm of Finches’ who will be touring the UK in April/May next year.

Taken from his latest album on Hudson Records, watch M G Boulter performing ‘Clifftown’ live From the Glasshouse at Sage Gateshead.