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Watch ‘When Tom Waits Up’, the latest offering from The Remedy Club – Irish husband-and-wife Americana/Roots duo comprising KJ McEvoy and Aileen Mythen. They release their debut album ‘Lovers, Legends & Lost Causes’ on October 8th via High Flying Disc Records.

Listen to The Wailin’ Jennys cover of Tom Petty’s ‘Wildflower’. The song features on their forthcoming album Fifteen, due for release later this month. It seemed only fitting that we share this one today following the sad news of Tom Petty’s death.

Watch the new video from Naomi Bedford and Paul Simmonds for We’ve Hardly Started Yet, from their new album ‘Songs My Ruiner Gave To Me’ and also our Song of the Day. The third part of their album trilogy that takes a look at the good, bad and ugly side of love from the sugar coat to the bitter chill. 

London-based American folk legend Tom Paley has died, he was 89 years old. He performed with Woody Guthrie, was a founding member of the New Lost City Ramblers – he was also a huge influence on the British folk scene since moving here in 1965. A warm-hearted character loved by many.

Next month, Vinyl180 will release two very special albums in their Topic Records Introduction series – A double LP Real Sound Of Folk Compilation and Shirley Collins – An Introduction To. We have copies to giveaway and a special discount offer for all Folk Radio UK readers.

If you love the minimalist folk music of Cath and Phil Tyler, Shirley Collins, Lankum and Anna & Elizabeth then folk duo House and Land may well be right up your street. They are on tour in Europe in October 2017. Watch them perform The Day is Past and Gone, our Song of the Day.

To mark the 50th Anniversary of Woody Guthrie, Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage have released a new single ‘Way Over Yonder in Minor Key’. The single is released ahead of their October Tour. Watch their new video here.

Watch the latest video from Holy Moly & The Crackers with their cover of the Cold War Kids song, ‘Hospital Beds’. The song will feature on the B-side of their new ‘Let Go’ single due to drop on October 6th via Pink Lane Records ahead of their November tour.

Inge Thomson and Jenny Sturgeon are to join forces on a new project titled ‘Northern Flyway’ which explores birdsong, ecology, folklore and themes of migration and movements of birds and humans.

Tomorrow sees the release of Death Had Quicker Wings Than Love, the new album from Marry Waterson & David A Jaycock. To celebrate the release, you can listen to the album in full and read, in Marry’s own words, about the songs and the making of the album.

Watch ‘Write Me a Song’ the latest song and video from Saskia Griffiths-Moore’s forthcoming third studio album Night and Day. A folk style ballad that will leave the listener carried by the song and caught in the story.

Paisley’s National Festival and one of the biggest events in Scotland’s cultural calendar, The Spree is back for its sixth consecutive year with some of the biggest names in Scottish music, comedy and entertainment including Breabach, Kris Drever, Talisk, Dougie MacLean as well as Ireland’s Sharon Shannon. Watch our preview.