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Before taking a well-deserved break from the road to record her fifth solo album, Sarah McQuaid heads out on an extensive UK tour next month taking her from Cornwall to Scotland.

Our Tune of the Day comes from Dublin fiddler Aidan Connolly whose playing is influenced by the likes of Paddy Cronin, Paddy Canny, and Denis Murphy. Paddy Cronin’s Own, As a Thoiseach, John Blessing’s Reels is taken from his debut album Be Off which is due for release this week on Raelach Records.

Watch the latest video from Yorkshire lads Hope & Social for London, a track from their latest album ‘Feel,’ one that’s something of a departure. A more abstract approach; layering, adding, taking away.

To celebrate The Crooked Brothers’ November UK Tour, we have a video premiere from the band for Windsor Beer, a mainstay of their live set.

Our Tune of the Day comes from Boston’s Katie McNally where she grew up playing for dances, leading sessions, and learning from older fiddlers. Her new trio is an innovative ensemble, as grounded in the tradition as it is ground-breaking.

The Young’Uns announce that they will once again don their festive jumpers for a lighthearted romp through Christmas’ past. Plus, we have David Eagle’s DJ set from FolkEast to share in which Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar join forces with Daft Punk, The Watersons share the stage with Van-Halen, the Prodigy embrace sea shanties…

Reaching back to their raw and energetic sessions for “Gets Loaded”, a critically lauded revisiting of the seminal The Velvet Underground album, Hollis Brown have re-teamed with Don DiLego for their brand new single, ‘Run Right To You’, due to be released on 7” vinyl on 28th October. On Tour now.

Jack Cheshire Band have announced their new single Visitations, which will be released on 25th November and is also our Song of the Day. A spiralling, multi-layered hallucination, it alludes to various themes; echoes from the past, transience, dreams & the supernatural.

Two events combine to make a great day: UnampliFire Festival – a festival of listening and music appreciation featuring Martin Carthy, Cosmo Sheldrake, Seckou Keita, Ríoghnach Connolly and more. Plus the Song Collectors Collective Gathering – a celebration of the art of song collecting with insightful talks and more.

Following the UK release of their debut album Stadium Cake back in August, Melbourne-based Indie-Folk duo Oh Pep! return to the UK next week with a full tour. Check their live video for Crazy Feels, our Song of the Day.

Watch the latest video from John McSherry for The Atlantean, a track from his new concept album The Seven Suns. A musical journey into the heart of ancient Ireland, richly inlaid with elements both personal and national, mundane and mythical.

British folk heroine Kate Rusby and former Bellowhead frontman Jon Boden are among the first headline acts announced to appear at the Gate To Southwell Festival next June, and reduced price tickets are now available.