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Fire and Earth is the latest offering from guitarist Joseph Allred. It’s released on Scissor Tail Records who speak highly – There’s a sincerity in Allred’s music and way of life that has been missing from modern life for a long time. Dig deeper and listen in full to the album.

Earth Recordings have shared an unreleased Bert Jansch track with John Renbourn. The untitled instrumental (also our Tune of the Day) features on the forthcoming release Living In the Shadows, a release which covers one of the most prolific periods of Jansch’s life.

The Breath unveil new video for ‘For You,’ a standout track from their debut album ‘Carry Your Kin.’ Plus, they play London’s Foundling Museum this Friday with the gifted Julie Murphy. Will be a fantastic gig.

Capitol Records is celebrating the 10th Anniversary of Martin Scorsese’s award-winning documentary No Direction Home: Bob Dylan, by releasing a Deluxe 10th Anniversary Edition of the film that will mark its first release on Blu-ray (standard DVD is also available). Includes extended scenes from the film and full-length interviews with Scorsese, Dave van Ronk and Liam Clancy. We have a copy to Giveaway.

Barry Kerr has revealed a new video for his song Illegal from his latest album Boy in a Boat…”Barry’s lyric subtly highlights the extreme differences between rich and poor, and the devastating effects that immigration can have.”

Following a sold-out show at London’s Union Chapel on November 15, the first in a run of UK dates in support of her acclaimed Sugarhill Records release Undercurrent, Sarah Jarosz has announced new UK and Ireland tour dates for January and February 2017.

On Black Wind, songwriter / guitarist Wes Tirey makes the case for quality over quantity. Whereas his previous releases were turned inward, this album opens out like Terence Malick meditating on prairie grass. The arrangements are spacious, simple structures of voice and acoustic guitar, with sparse backing from a Telecaster and a trap kit.

Turner Cody has revealed his new video for The Score which stars Cody alongside Andrea Suarez and Honne Wells. The three of them head off in a getaway car after pulling off a robbery. Directed by Ben Chase, it has something of a Quentin Tarantino feel about it and they manage to squeeze in some good twists as well.

Orkney duo Gnoss have transformed into a four-piece with Graham Rorie and Aidan Moodie being joined by Connor Sinclair and Gregor Kincaid. Their new single ‘Waves’ gives a glimpse of a very bright future. Watch their new video.

The beginning of 2016 saw the release of the Songs of Separation album, a project featuring Jenny Hill, Eliza Carthy, Hannah James, Hannah Read, Hazel Askew, Jenn Butterworth, Karine Polwart, Kate Young, Mary Macmaster and Rowan Rheingans. To mark its end a final film was commissioned called ‘The Album and Beyond,’ watch it here.

Innovative roots musician Matthew Olwell pays homage to his heritage while breathing new life fusing into Irish and Breton music against a backdrop of Beatboxing and electric bass.

Our Song of the Day is taken from The Shee‘s live performance of their Continuum project at Celtic Connections 2016. Each member of the band nominated a collaborator to work with and Laura-Beth Salter chose Martin Simpson.