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Jenny Sturgeon announces new EP – The Wren And The Salt Air. Commissioned by the National Trust for Scotland (NTS) the music is inspired by the wildlife and human history of St Kilda, Britain’s most remote island group.

Our Song of the Day is The Bottom of the Well, a new track from Norwegian musician Torgeir Waldemar. The track is taken from his forthcoming new album No Offending Borders, one that documents and shows the seriousness we meet in our everyday lives.

The Wave Pictures announce the release of Canvey Island Baby, an exclusive 10″ on Madrid-based label Acuarela. A tribute to the legendary Wilko Johnson, mythical founder of the rhythm and blues band Dr. Feelgood.

Jim Moray announces upcoming tour dates and a number of dates on which Upcetera, his latest critically acclaimed album, will be performed live with strings, woodwind and a full electric band.

Watch the latest video from Eric Saint Nicholas, Highway Rhymes is his latest single taken from his forthcoming debut album, American Heartbreak Radio, due for release this month.

Our Song of the Day comes from Waterson:Carthy, this Union Chapel gig from 2002 was recorded live for BBC4 and for this performance featured both Saul Rose and Tim Van Eyken alongside Norma Waterson, Martin and Eliza Carthy.

Watch the latest video from Aidan O’Rourke & Kit Downes, recorded as part of his 365 tune project, a musical response to the short story collection ‘365: Stories’ by James Robertson who Aidan went to meet during his talk during at Glasgow’s Celtic Connections.

Bella Hardy has successfully completed a Kickstarter campaign to begin recording her new album in January 2017 and we have a Christmas Song of the Day with Blue Christmas.

FRUK are delighted to premiere this gentle, solo video performance of ‘Midnight’s Mass In Suffolk’s Breast’, originally written and recorded with Nashville’s McCrary Sisters for the ‘Grateful EP’ in 2015. Filmed by Mark Archibald.

An exhibition exploring the history of Topic Records, at Barbican Centre Music Library. We also have a ticket competition for two very special live events – featuring Eliza Carthy, in conversation with journalist Colin Irwin and Topic’s David Suff (plus acoustic performance) and an evening of the same featuring two supreme folk guitarists, Martin Carthy & Martin Simpson.

An eclectic group of multicultural musicians, including Lau, Inge Thomson, Julie Murphy, Rachel Taylor-Beales and more, have contributed a digital download album in support of the One Day Without Us campaign which calls for a national day of action on February 20th 2017 in solidarity with migrants and refugees who live, work and study in the UK.

First-generation American Primitive guitarist Richard Osborn studied with Robbie Basho in the late 60’s who declared him “better technically than me or Fahey.” Released via Tompkins Square, ‘Endless’ will be his first widely available solo guitar album.