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Watch Two-time GRAMMY®-nominated folk singer, songwriter and activist Eliza Gilkyson in a special Folk Radio UK Session performing two songs from her new album, 2020, set for release next week (April 10th) on Red House Records.

Watch Egyptian Princess by The Servants’ Ball (Rob Harbron, Ben Paley, Ben Nicholls, Evan Jenkins, Julian Hinton) – a nod to the era of Egyptomania which started in the Victorian era and peaked in the 1920s with the discovery of Tutankhamun.

Sadly, Sidmouth Folk Festival has been cancelled for 2020 but plans are already underway for the 2021 Festival in which you can expect so much of what the festival audiences love about this grand old Festival.

The Coo’s harmonies are a soothing balm for the chaos of today. Watch them performing their second single ‘If Only’ and enjoy their two-part harmonies, reminiscent of the warm late 60s and early 70s sound of artists such as Carole King & James Taylor.

Listen to My Girl The River’s new single ‘I Try’ which will be released Friday, April 10, digitally everywhere, in preparation for a full album launch on May 1.

Folk on Foot podcast is to organise a “Front Room Festival” to raise funds for musicians hit by the coronavirus lockdown. The festival will feature some of the UK’s finest folk musicians who will perform from their front rooms to yours.

Sunday mornings just got better – We are excited to announce that we are working with Hudson Records and co-hosting their ‘Listening Club’ on Sunday mornings at 10.30 am. The next one is this Sunday with Salt House and their new album Huam.

Watch Fresh Blood, a new video from The Poozies. More than a little surreal, it displays their usual trademark style of hilarity, jubilance and mischief, and features some very pretty sheep, sparkly aliens, random animals in oilskins, a wise old crone and – talk of the town – an extremely interesting looking stranger!

Legendary singer song writer John Prine is in a critical condition following hospitalisation on Thursday last week after displaying Covid-19 symptoms.

Watch the new video from Nels Andrews for Table by the Kitchen. The track features on his forthcoming new album ‘Pigeon and the Crow’ – a songwriter’s record in the spirit of Van Morrison’s Veedon Fleece.

Watch Jenn Butterworth performing Gillian Welch’s ‘Hard Times Ain’t Gonna Rule My Mind’ from her 2011 album The Harrow And The Harvest. It’s also our Song of the Day

Drag City have just announced an exciting brand new Superwolf song. Yes, that Superwolf – the supergroup formed by Bonnie “Prince” Billy and Matt Sweeney. “You’ll Get Eaten, Too” is for a good cause too.