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Watch the latest video from Clare Sands for her new single Iontach Bheith Beo on which she joins forces with friend, composer, and musician Brídín. A driving, pulsating, celebration of life, for those that have gone before us, and those yet to come.

Ahead of the release of Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys new album ‘The Wishing Tree’ this Friday, watch their video for Nature’s Law which is also our Song of the Day.

Today sees the release of a new single from Danny George Wilson. ‘Heaven For Hiding’, finds him further exploring his colourful new direction. Quirky, experimental and totally infectious.

The Clonakilty International Guitar Festival returns next month, as organisers attempt to once again electrify the streets and crash the internet of the coastal town with the sweet sound of those six strings via outdoor performances, virtual premieres and hybrid gigs (live-streamed with an audience).

Sam Amidon heads to the East Coast of the US in October, and onwards to the UK in November with more dates to follow in the new year. Plus, watch him being interviewed by Peter Broderick on the folk music tradition.

Amythyst Kiah talks about the song “Sleeping Queen” from her latest album Wary + Strange. It was written in 2016 at a time when she was going through a lot of emotional turmoil…it was also the same year that Donald Trump got elected as president.

Taken from his latest album ‘The Fray’, watch John Smith’s official new video for ‘Deserving’, a song in which the light finds its way through the darkness in the end. John is on tour now.

Watch the brilliant new video from Dean Owens for his new single “The Hopeless Ghosts” featuring members of Calexico, and Grant-Lee Phillips on harmony vocals. Also, don’t miss their live online show, available to watch now at the Edinburgh Fringe.

Tomorrow night marks the 100th online concert that Scottish singer songwriter Dougie MacLean will have performed since March 2020. The concert takes place within the Old School attached to his home and studio in the tiny village of Butterstone, Perthshire.

Barry Kerr, multi-instrumentalist, composer, singer and painter releases his new single Father’s Way today. Watch the accompanying video featuring Galway hurler Maidhc Ó Conghaile.

This autumn, Sam Carter will be touring his Home Waters album including a special online concert on 24th September, from which, as a special preview, you can watch Sam and the Home Waters String Quartet performing Hold Back the Storm.

Broadside Hacks release new single and video, a re-imagining of ‘The Burning of Auchindoun’, featuring Dargah Lynch of Lankum and Edinburgh-based artist Rosa Zajac. Taken from “Songs Without Authors Vol.1”, to be released in September 2021.