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We are incredibly excited to share with you a beautiful song premiere from the wonderful Mairearad Green. Tanera Talisman is also our Song of the Day and is taken from her new solo album Summer Isles which also features some great guests including King Creosote and Mike Vass.

Glaswegian quintet Admiral Fallow release their new AA-side single today. To celebrate, we have a special live video of them performing ‘Salt’ which features on their latest album Tiny Rewards. Don’t miss them at Celtic Connections.

Our Folk Music Friday is back with our video showcase of some of the best there is in folk music from both the past and present. Featuring: Emily Smith, Jiggy, Bert Jansch, Fairport Convention, Marry Waterson and many more.

Roots 66 is a new folk festival to be held at The Theatre By The Lake in Keswick over the weekend of Feb 5-7th 2016 which will incorporate two showcase concerts to celebrate 40 Years of Fellside Recordings. Lineup includes Chris While & Julie Matthews, Jez Lowe & The Bad Pennies, The Mighty Doonans, Ewan McLennan and more.

James heads to the Speaker’s House, Palace of Westminster, for the launch of Sweet Liberties featuring BBC Folk Singer of the Year Nancy Kerr and singer-songwriters Martyn Joseph, Sam Carter and Maz O’Connor along with Patsy Reid and Nick Cooke.

Our Song of the Day comes from Irish musician, songwriter Daniel Anderson. The single ‘Cecilia’s Sister’ is taken from his debut album ‘Patterns’, one you should all check out!

We have a video premiere today from M.G. Boulter for ‘The Last Song‘, a song that tears-along like that stolen bicycle in the film, it’s taken from his new album With Wolves The Lamb Will Lie due for released on 29 January 2016

Soundtrack to a Ghost Story is an outstanding album, the brainchild of producer Neilson Hubbard in collaboration with Ben Glover and fellow singer-songwriter Joshua Britt, the album and its accompanying documentary are rooted in Civil War history.

Our Song of the Day is taken from the forthcoming lead single for Songs of Separation. Listen to ‘Echo Mocks the Corncrake’ featuring the wonderful karine Polwart.

We have a video premiere today for ‘Grateful’, the new single/EP release from Blue Rose Code who asked fans to submit their own idea of what ‘grateful’ meant to them. The response was overwhelming, poignant and very moving.

We have a great video premiere (and Song of the Day) from Fabian Holland with his own version of the traditional gospel blues song “Nobody’s Fault But Mine” first recorded by Blind Willie in 1927 using his slide guitar.

Birmingham’s traditional Irish music festival returns with their best lineup promising to be bigger, better and brighter than 2014. Including Damien O’Kane, Mary Bergin, Michael McGoldrick, Dezi Donnelly, Jim Murray & John Joe Kelly, Máirtín O’Connor Trio & more!