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Listen to ‘Aftersun’, the new single from Henry Taylour (released tomorrow). Working with acclaimed producer Josh Tyrrell, he expands his sound and deepens the beautiful narrative of his work on this exceptional release.

On 23 July, Drag City will release ‘The Old Fabled River’, a collaboration between Alasdair Roberts and the Norwegian group Völvur…a melding of Celtic and Scandinavian intuitions of culture and music. Taken from the album, listen to the new album single Orison of Union and also watch Alasdair perform a solo rendition.

Pokey LaFarge shares video “Get It ‘Fore It’s Gone”, taken from his forthcoming new album ‘In The Blossom of Their Shade’ which his label are calling his strongest and most mature lyrical efforts to date.

On Bloomsday, enjoy the words of James Joyce from Ulysses, set to music by Sonny Condell (Scullion), plus, watch a specially commissioned film by Myles O’Reilly (Arbutus Yarns).

After a year out, award-winning family festival, Underneath the Stars, is set to return for its seventh year on Friday 30th July – Sunday 1st August 2021. Check out their latest lineup announcement, it’s going to be a good one.

Joined by fiddler Chance McCoy, watch JP Harris performing Barbry Allen, a track taken from his forthcoming album of traditional music – “Don’t You Marry No Railroad Man” which is out later this month on Free Dirt Records.

Jame McMurtry is to release The Horses and the Hounds on August 20 via New West Records, his first for the label and his first collection in seven years.

This is the Kit announce new 7-track EP ‘Off Off Oddities’. Watch their beautiful cover of ‘Bad Feeling’ by NYC-based supergroup Muzz…a song which “was a real soothing balm during such a mental time.”

Josh Okeefe finally gets the opportunity to take his highly anticipated debut album “Bloomin’ Josh Okeefe” on the road almost a year after its release. As our reviewer said: “I’m looking forward to hearing these songs played live to an audience, where surely they will bloom even further”

Featuring fifteen world premieres, Kronos Performing Arts Association and Serious announce free online summer festival that starts on Saturday 19 June and can be enjoyed right across the summer.

John Blek shares the video for ‘Long Strand’, the lead single from his highly anticipated forthcoming album on which he is joined by Kris Drever, Cheyenne Mize, Kit Downes, as well as regular collaborators Davie Ryan and Brian Casey.

Watch the exquisite new video for “Waiting (To The Riverside)”, the latest single from Berlin-based Irish/Norwegian singer-songwriter Tara Nome Doyle and Italian composer and pianist Federico Albanese.