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Taken from his forthcoming sophomore album, Cliffhanger, watch the latest video from Grimm Grimm (the musical moniker of Koichi Yamanoha) for Ballad of a Cell Membrane, comparable to the sonic fragility of Syd Barrett’s later recordings and the cosmic folk leanings of Vashti Bunyan.

Light The Evening Fire is the debut album from Glymjack, an English folk act led by singer-songwriter Greg McDonald. They have celebrated the release (out today) with a new video for the title track featuring Phil Beer and Steve Knightley of Show of Hands.

Watch this superb live video from James Patrick Gavin’s album launch at London’s Union Chapel. “This was one of the most intensely emotional nights of my life with many people participating and a packed audience – and we pulled it off!”

The Milk Carton Kids announce new album, ‘All The Things That I Did and All The Things That I Didn’t Do’ and share new single ‘One More For The Road.’ An epic 10 minute-plus musical excursion through folk, jazz and psychedelia, the landmark track serves as a remarkable signpost of what the album has in store.

Daoirí Farrell is back in the studio again recording the follow-up to True Born Irishman with Dónal Lunny producing and Manus Lunny engineering. He is on tour next month and has also been confirmed for this year’s Cambridge Folk Festival.

Ahead of their return to the UK next month, Darlingside reveal their latest video for Best Of The Best Of Times in which a bored factory worker’s day takes an optimistic turn following a sudden burst of creative inspiration.

Robert Francis released his seventh studio album Indian Summer back in November. Watch his new video The Brand, a reflection of a singer who has never been comfortable playing the industry game.

Our Song of the Day, Got Me Since, is the first track off of Mariachi Static, the new album from Izaak Opatz released this week via Mama Bird Recordings. A jaunty little Americana meets California slacker-surf tune with a very sunny, absolutely ridiculous, L.A.- centric video.

Taken from his new album ‘Black Cowboys’, watch Dom Flemons performing “Going Down the Road Feelin’ Bad”, a favourite of the old-time string bands. The album is out now on Smithsonian Folkways.

Marcus Corbett is a singer, acoustic guitarist and composer based between Dorset, UK and Pune, Maharashtra, India, is about to embark on his debut UK tour with one of his key Indian collaborators, Tabla maestro Nitin Gaikwad. To celebrate, Marcus is releasing a new single: Barometer.

The Minnesota six-piece, Trampled By Turtles have today announced details of a November European tour, taking in a date at London’s Electric Ballroom on November 16, 2018. Listen to their latest track ‘We All Get Lonely’.

Scotland’s Dàimh announce their seventh album The Rough Bands, set for release on Goat Island Music on 27th May 2018; exactly 20 years to the day after their first ever gig. The release coincides with an album launch tour.