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Our Song of the Day is Mànran performing Alpha live. The song is from their An Dà Là album. A fine piece of “classic Gaelic rock that morphs perfectly into energetic puirt à beul, taking us on a whirlwind of vocals, pipes and accordion.”

Sky Arts is to broadcast a major television documentary titled ‘Fairport Convention: Folk Heroes’ to mark the fiftieth anniversary of legendary folk-rock band. The film features rare archive interviews and footage as well as newly-filmed interviews with the current Fairport members and others.

Rachel Baiman has just revealed this beautiful live version of “Something To Lose”. The session was recently recorded at the StarHouse in Boulder, CO and features on her latest album Shame. She hits the road with her band next week to open a run of Mandolin Orange shows across the Western US/Canada.

Watch The In-Betweens, the latest video from American singer-songwriter Grant Earl Lavalley which was filmed in Death Valley. The song features on his debut album From Lavalley Below released last month.

In her thematic approach, Kirsty Merryn’s album is following in the path of Tori Amos and Carol Ann Duffy, who have, respectively, written songs or poems about or in the persona of famous women. She deserves to reap similar rewards. Also, watch the video premiere for Forfarshire featuring Steve Knightley.

A CD launched in tribute to Alan Surtees, the co-founder of Shrewsbury Folk Festival, has raised more than £4,000 for a charity set up in his name to support young and emerging musicians.

LAU announce LAU-LAND Glasgow featuring workshops, discussions, sessions and live concerts from the likes of Eliza Carthy, Siobhan Miller, Cormac Begley, Sam Amidon, Pictish Trail, Jaimini Jethwa, Brighde Chaimbeul and more.

Our Song of the Day is ‘Lark in the Clear Air’, taken from Karine Polwart’s new album ‘A Pocket Of Wind Resistance’. “In Gaelic, the word for skylark is ‘fosg’. It means, literally, open space, including the space above us. When I go to Fala Moor, I get filled up with space.”

Julie Fowlis has unveiled a visually stunning music video for Dh’èirich mi moch, b’ fheàrr nach do dh’èirich from her new album Alterum. The video was made by the acclaimed photographer/filmmaker Craig Mackay as a reaction to the themes on the record.

Listen to Norwegian artist Susanna performing Go Dig My Grave, a traditional folk song previously sung by Jean Ritchie and the title track of her new album which reworks traditional English and American folk songs as well as modern numbers by Lou Reed and Joy Division.

Trembling Bells have announced that they will be releasing their new album Dungeness in March 2018. The album will be toured the following month including a Marc Riley session on BBC 6 Music. Watch the trailer by Tom Chick and read about why they chose the album name ‘Dungeness’.

Hudson Records have revealed a great live session featuring Jon Boden & The Remnant Kings performing Bee Sting, which was filmed and recorded live at Abbeydale Picturehouse in Sheffield earlier this year.