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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.

Bethan Lees is a Sussex based singer-songwriter who releases her debut EP Ships this month. After listening to the title track, I think you’ll agree that her days of open mics and busking will soon be over.

Mandolinist/singer Chris Thile (Nickle Creek,Punch Brothers) and pianist Brad Mehldau announce self-titled album featuring originals and covers of songs written by Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Elliott Smith and more.

Next month, folk singer Nancy Kerr will curate a series of events at London’s Kings Place exploring dialogues that spring from our environment and our relationships with, and within it, through literature, music, and song.

Emily Portman rounds off a frenetic yet fulfilling year with a final tour to introduce audiences to her new big band, The Coracle Band. Watch a video of them performing live along with an interview with Emily.

‘Night Hours’ is the second album release from Jimmy Aldridge and Sid Goldsmith due out on December 9th, watch their new video for the title track, a song that explores the loneliness of night work in our cities.

Listen to the new EP from guitarist and composer Toby Hay who is based near Rhayader in Mid Wales. His new EP is a collection of solo 12 string guitar pieces inspired by 4 different birds – The Red Kite, the Raven, the Curlew and Starling.

Canadian Singer, Songwriter, and poet, Leonard Cohen has died at the age of 82. His passion for poetry shone through in his songs, lyrics that have connected with many people and generations.

Stanley Brinks – aka André Herman Düne – returns with the new double album ‘Vieilles Canieques / Nouvelles Caniques’, the follow up to 2016’s Record Store Day Release ‘Turtle Dove’. Once again 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’.

Rachel Sermanni and The Lake Poets have announced a series of shows together commencing on 23rd November and we have three pairs of tickets to giveaway to shows in York, Hull and Gateshead.