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Purbeck Valley Folk Festival tickets are on sale for 2016. Don’t miss a great opportunity to be at one of the friendliest uk folk festivals about. There’s a reason we keep going back!

Charlotte Hathaway and Mike Vass announce an exciting new project titled ‘Dead Stations’ from which we take our Song of the Day featuring the wonderful voice of Mairi Campbell.

We have more great music from Anglo-French band Topette!! featuring Andy Cutting, Barnaby Stradling, James Delarre, Julien Cartonnet and Tania Buisse. This was recorded live at Sidmouth Folk Week.

Our Song of the Day comes from Apple of my Eye via their new video for ‘Young One’. It’s from their forthcoming third album which Arran reveals more about including the addition of Jo Silverston to the band – creating a full string section.

We have a song premiere (also our song of the day) from acclaimed East London singer-songwriter Theo Bard with his new single Memories of Dublin. Theo will be heading into the studio in the New Year to work on his debut solo album for release in 2016.

We’ve teamed up with MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards this year to give away a pair of tickets for the event which takes place on Saturday 5th December in Dundee Caird Hall.

Sarah Cracknell (Saint Etienne) and The Dreaming Spires frontman Robin Bennett interview each other ahead of Sarah’s Cadogan Hall show tomorrow! Plus we have a video premiere from The Dreaming Spires with Dusty In Memphis.

Following our recent live review of the Sweet Liberties Launch at the Palace of Westminster on 16th November we have the pleasure in sharing with you some of the live footage from the night featuring songs from Sam Carter, Nancy Kerr, Martyn Joseph, Maz O’Connor.

We have a video premiere today for Adam Holmes’ ‘Fire In The Sun’. The film was made by the Ford Brothers and features on his debut album Heirs and Graces. It’s also our Song of the Day!

Our Song of the Day is Somewhere Along the Road, sung in beautiful harmony by Steeleye Span. Watch their new video along with a short documentary about the song. Catch them on tour now!

We have a bonus premiere today in the form of the new double-A single from Oxford-based roots band The Great Western Tears. Not the Losing Kind and Misty are true songwriting collaborations between the partnership of core band members David Waterhouse and Garry Richardson. Don’t miss the single launch show on 2 Dec 2015.

Prince Edward Island trio The East Pointers hit the UK shore this month touring through to December. Don’t miss this great opportunity to catch them live. In case you needed any persuading watch them performing The Drift live.