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German based one-man-band and hellraiser ‘The Dad Horse Experience’ is on tour in the UK at the moment. He performs on banjo, mandolin, bass-pedal, and kazoo and he goes a little something like this.

Watch the video premiere for Cast a Spell from Rusalnaia (Sharron Kraus & Gillian Chadwick). Taken from their new album ‘Time Takes Away’, due for release on 15 July via Cambrian Records.

Watch a short film on the making of Wind Resistance, the first ever show for theatre from Karine Polwart. Taking the peatbog Fala Flow as a central focus she surveys the surrounding landscape through history, song, birdlore and personal memoir.

Frightened Rabbit have unveiled a new video featuring an acoustic performance of Die Like A Rich Boy, the closing track on their fifth album Painting Of A Panic Attack which was produced by The National’s Aaron Dessner

FRUK is heading to Sin-Eater Festival in Shropshire this weekend to witness one of the best festival line-ups I’ve come across. Featuring the likes of Trembling Bells, Stick in the Wheel, Toby Hay & Jim Ghedi, RM Hubbert, Cath & Phil Tyler, Rusalnaia, C Joynes & The Dead Rat Orchestra and many more.

We have a video premiere to share with you from Australian folk artist Ariela Jacobs performing Sandman. The song featured on her ‘Yesteryear’ EP released earlier this year. The video was filmed by Large Noises.

The Ministry is a short film by actor and director Khyan Mansley. He plays a failing author who, just when things look like he has no future, finds out that a cult have an interest in his novel and believe him to be a prophet.

High on our list of recommended listening is ‘Inner Journey Out’, the new album from New York duo Psychic Ills who are currently on tour in the UK. Take a listen to ‘I Don’t Mind’ featuring Hope Sandoval (Mazzy Star).

West Coast jazz mavericks, The Pyramids, led by their inspirational bandleader and alto-saxophonist, Idris Ackamoor return with a new studio album. Listen to the title track ‘ We Be All Africans’, our Song of the day.

Neil Young reveals details of his new Earth album. The 98 minute long album flows seamlessly and features 13 live music tracks intermingled with sounds of animals and those of the city.

Apple of my Eye continue their ascent into the alt folk world with the release their new studio album The Beast Below on 19 September. To mark the announcement, we have the pleasure in premiering the video for the title track.

The latest Bob Harris Under the Apple Tree Session in association with FRUK features the wonderful Chantal Acda in session performing the title track of her album The Sparkle In Our Flaws. Watch it here.