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To celebrate their forthcoming tour Megson have released a ‘pay what you want’ live compilation ‘Megson – Live in the Lounge’ E.P. featuring songs from their albums In a Box, Longshot and On the Side.

With Balkan music more accessible then ever thanks to bands such as A Hawk and a Hacksaw and Beirut why not give this one a go featuring recordings from 1930s​-​80s. Plus watch a short film on A Hawk and a Hacksaw which documents two years of travelling and performing throughout Europe and the United States.

NYC based Canadian Cellist Julia Kent announces her fourth solo album Asperities, an album in response to conflict: internal, personal and global. Watch her new video for Invitation to the Voyage.

Our Tune of the Day is from South African multi-instrumentalist, composer Cara Stacey. Dark Matter is taken from her groundbreaking new album Things That Grow which aims to stretch the boundaries of bow music in an ensemble and create something entirely new.

Following a busy year of touring in the USA, Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn fly in for a UK tour in November, including a date at the Southbank Centre as part of the London Jazz Festival. Get those dates and watch them performing Railroad live.

Our Song of the Day is a song premiere from US cult country soul man Jeb Loy Nichols who now resides in Wales on his remote small holding. Listen to ‘That’s All I Want’ from his new mini-album Ya Smell Me.

Fado singer Mariza is about to release ‘Mundo’, her sixth studio recording and her first of entirely new material in five years. Possibly her most diverse and contemporary release to date. One that hints at ‘new beginnings’.

We have the second in a special four-part feature from Ange Hardy in which she reveals four tracks from her new album Esteesee exclusively to FRUK readers. Listen to and read about ‘Mother You Will Rue Me’ which features Steve Knightley.

Legendary Jamaican trombonist Rico Rodriguez passed away on 4th September 2015, read this lovely tribute from Jerry Dammers, founder of The Specials and 2 Tone records.

Brace the Wave is the Lou Barlow’s first solo album in six years and to mark its release today he unveiled an intimate new video for Repeat, watch it here.

In her latest music video for her new single ‘When We Grow Up’ Lail Arad is let loose in the Museum of Modern Art where she gets up to all sorts of mischief. Also our Song of the Day.

Max Richter has composed an 8 hour lullaby called Sleep. It was composed to be listened to whilst sleeping and had a free world premiere yesterday. “It’s my personal lullaby for a frenetic world,” he says. “A manifesto for a slower pace of existence.”