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We have a great Song of of the Day from Tobias Ben Jacob & Lukas Drinkwater for ‘Burning Low’. The combination of Tobias’ accomplished guitar playing (and lead vocals) and Lukas’ double bass make for some sharp rapid fire acoustic interludes that really lift this song giving it a fresh and uplifting sound – a real catchy earworm.

Simon heads off to London’s Sebright Arms to catch New Zealand based Indie-folkers Streets of Laredo plus we have an excellent and exclusive bedroom demo from the band for ‘Need A Little Help’ taken from their current album Volume I & II which was a Featured Album of the Month on Folk Radio UK.

Jackie Oates releases her 6th studio album on 27th April. Listen to the title track ‘The Spyglass & The Herringbone’ and watch her new video for ‘Can’t Be Sure’. The album is supported by a tour which takes in dates not only in the UK but also in Belgium and Iceland.

Earth Recordings have announce a Record Store Day Tribute to Shirley Collins with the release of ‘Shirley Inspired’, an album from which we have a small taster with songs performed by Graham Coxon, Will Oldham and Johnny Flynn. Proceeds of this album go directly towards the production of ‘The Ballad of Shirley Collins’, a film by Fifth Column.

The name TEYR is Cornish for “3” who are comprised of James Gavin (guitar and fiddle), Dominic Henderson (uilleann pipes and whistles) and Tommie Black-Roff (accordion). Watch them performing Shady Grove, our Song of the Day, and catch them at this year’s Priddy Folk Festival.

This duo really made my week: Jimmy Aldridge and Sid Goldsmith are a London/Bristol based duo who play mainly traditional music that originates from the British Isles. They perform on guitar and banjo and together with their great vocal harmonies are an absolute joy to listen to. Their debut album ‘Let the Wind Blow High or Low’ is out now on Fellside Records.

This year’s Hothouse Festival at Halsway Manor in Somerset looks set to be another great year with performances from Sam Kelly, The Elephant Sessions, The Magic Lantern, Tom Kitching Band and many more. Now in its fourth year the festival continues to champion new young performers and is one we always go to.

We have a lovely video premiere for you today with ‘Say It’s True’ taken from the forthcoming 7-Song-EP from Siobhan Wilson, formerly known as Ella The Bird. She is currently supporting Idlewild on tour and is also lined up to support Lau on their forthcoming tour. Lau’s Aidan O’Rourke is one of several notable guests on the forthcoming record.

We have some great nights coming up for The Levels Collective at Bridgwater Art Centre in Somerset with Alasdair Roberts & Kitty MacFarlane this month followed by Solarference and The Dead Rat Orchestra in April and a special event in May featuring Sam Lee & Friends. It’s all happening so try and come on down.

Kris Delmhorst provides our Song of the Day with the title track of her album Blood Test which she performs live with Anders Parker. Kris is promoting the album on her newly announced UK tour next month. This is a rare opportunity for fans to see the Brooklyn-born singer-songwriter who last toured here in 2008. So nab those tickets quickly!

We have a great video premiere to share with you today from Rich McMahon. Ten Thousand Miles From Dublin features on his latest album ‘Songs of Exile, Love & Dissent’ which was produced by Mercury and BBC Folk Award nominee Gerry Diver. The song was inspired by the new generation of economic migrants that are leaving Ireland for Australia.

To mark the release of her new Toerag Sessions album Emily Barker heads out on tour this month with Gill Sandell who also has an album out (with Chris T-T) on 23 March. Emily has also announced her album launch plus solo dates and record store appearances. Watch her latest video for Little Deaths and get those all important dates in your diary.