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Steve Ashley has a new album out in the new year. Just two years after ‘This Little Game’ (one of Folk Radio UK’s Best Folk Albums of 2015) Steve returns with ‘Another Day’ – an inspired set of new songs and a much more political collection which Steve considers to be one of his best.

The ever popular Sidmouth Folkweek (4-11 August) have just announced their early headliners Including Lau, Martin Carthy & Sam Sweeney, Dervish, George Monbiot and Ewan McLennan, Chris Wood, Rura, Catrin Finch and Seckou Keita and many more.

Today, Mairearad Green releases her new remix single ‘Island Folk’ as part of an exciting collaboration with Isle of Skye band, Niteworks, fusing Gaelic music and electronic influences. Watch the new video by Ullapool filmmakers Steven and Gabriel.

Watch the new video from Alt-country NYC singer-songwriter Don DiLego for his hit single ‘Idiot Heart’, taken from his latest album, Magnificent Ram A.

Stick in the Wheel are to release an album of newly curated recordings titled ‘From Here: English Folk Field Recordings.’ Featuring members of SITW, Jon Boden, John Kirkpatrick, Martin Carthy, Eliza Carthy, Fay Hield, Sam Lee, Jack Sharp (Wolf People) and many more. Pre-Order today!

Formerly known as Alessi’s Ark but now flying under the shorter name of ALESSI, Alessi Laurent-Marke has revealed her video for ‘Wives’, a winsome assertion of female independence and the first single from her forthcoming new album.

Watch the new video from the two-time winner of Scots Singer of the Year, Siobhan Miller. This Bob Dylan cover features a host of special guests including Kris Drever and Louis Abbott and is taken from her forthcoming new album Strata on which she is joined by some of Scotland’s finest musicians.

The Unthanks have announced a 2017 tour titled: “The Unthanks Perform The Songs and Poems of Molly Drake” (mother of Nick Drake). The tour will be accompanied by the release of Diversions Vol 4. How Wild The Wind Blows.The project has the blessing of the Drake musical estate and the full blessing and enthusiasm of celebrated actress Gabrielle Drake (Molly’s daughter and Nick’s sister).

We have another new song to share from the forthcoming double album Vieilles Caniques et Nouvelles Caniques from Stanley Brinks aka André Herman Düne, he is joined by the Norwegian folk collective The Kaniks, this time stripped back to a two piece of fiddle and banjo, ‘The Old Time Kaniks.’

Watch Meg and Laura Baird perform ‘Down Where the Waters Flow’ from their new album Until You Find Your Green. The session was filmed at Brickbat Books in Philadelphia, PA.

We have a song premiere (also our Song of the Day) from Enderby’s Room – fiddler Dan Mayfield, once from rural Lincolnshire, has now found home living in London. His folk-tinged songs reflect on his traditional folk upbringing, which included playing fiddle for Morris dancing sides around the country.

Our Song of the Day is Katie Cruel, performed by Irish folk trio Rue in Dublin’s Fumbally Stables. The trio features Brian Flanagan alongside Cormac Mac Diarmada and Radie Peat of Dublin folk miscreants Lynched.