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Meg Baird will release a new studio album on 22nd June titled ‘Don’t Weigh Down the Light’, you can hear the first track unveiled from the album entitled ‘Counterfeiters’.

Our Song of the Day is from acoustic instrumental four piece Spiro with their latest video for Burning Bridge as featured on their forthcoming new album “Welcome Joy and Welcome Sorrow” which will be released on 13 April 2015 on Real World Records.

Watch the latest video from Ryley Walker for Sweet Satisfaction taken from his latest album Primrose Green. The spirit of John Martyn is very present on this track. Ryley kicks off his European tour this month including several dates in the UK.

This June ten Scottish and English folk musicians will head to the west coast Isle of Eigg to make an album together that reflects on the issue of ‘separation’ in its many forms, through traditional song. They include Karine Polwart, Eliza Carthy, Mary Macmaster, Hannah James and more.

Coming up this month at Kings Place, London is a special Scottish weekend series of events featuring Roddy Woomble, Dick Gaughan, James Grant, Rura, Ewan McLennan, Sorren Maclean & Samantha Whates focusing on Scotland’s rich treasury of words and stories, and the strong tradition of songwriting.

Our Song of the Day comes from Wilder Maker, the songwriting project of Gabriel Birnbaum, with Fools, the lead single from Everyday Crimes Against Objects Of Desire Vol. II, due April 7. It has an irresistable chorus.

With the excitement already mounting for the release of Murmurs, the new album from Martin Simpson – Andy Cutting – Nancy Kerr. Topic Records reveal a new video interview with Nancy in which she talks about one of the fiddles that she uses on the new album. One she bought when she was just 18.

Our Song of the Day is ‘White Chalk’ by Brooke Sharkey accompanied by Adam Beattie. Watch their new video which was directed by Melodie Roulaud. It’s a mesmerising performance. They are both on tour from next month so try and see them live if you can.

Our Song of the Day comes from Kings of the South Seas who join Bellowhead on tour next month. Weary Whaling Grounds is their first single from their debut album. Far from glorifying those days the song brings a harsh reality to them. The brutal sound of the music and the repenting lyrics speak loudly.

Head of Modelmaking at Aardman, Enty, transforms Morph into Seasick Steve to celebrate the release of Sonic Soul Surfer. Like Steve, Morph even has his own version of a hubcap guitar and a Mississippi drum machine, cleverly made out of bits of junk that were lying around the modelmaking studio.

British guitarist and founder of Pentangle John Renbourn has died aged 70. We take a brief look back at his history of which there are many highlights. Some of my favourite being his work with the late Bert Jansch.

Mary Black has announced to her last tour of the UK – The Last Call Tour will be Mary’s last tour outside Ireland. Having already visited North America, Germany, Holland and Belgium, these May dates will be Mary’s final UK concerts.