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Sidmouth FolkWeek which runs from 1st – 8th August 2014 is celebrating their Diamond Anniversary this year with a wealth of special events across all areas of the festival.

New York-based songwriter, composer, and arranger Will Stratton has a new album out on Talitres titled “Gray Lodge Wisdom“. Listen to the title track here.

Watch the new video from Devon Sproule & Mike O’Neill for ‘Walking in the Folly’ which features on their latest album ‘Colours’.

Peter Walker’s 1968 album ‘Second Poem To Karmela’ finally gets the long deserved re-master and reissue. Gorgeous folk, raga, psychedelia, Eastern and Modal sounds…also Song of the Day.

Kronos Quartet celebrate their 40th Anniversary with a 5 CD Boxset ‘Explorer Series’, a new album ‘A Thousand Thoughts’ and a ‘Kronos at 40’ Barbican concert.

Our Song of the Day is from the one and only Incredible String Band plus we have a great piece of documentary footage from 1974.

Check out the new Lucy Ward Band performing that Dexys Midnight Runners hit ‘Come on Eileen’. The band are on tour in April so don’t miss out.

Our Song of he Day is from DM Stith performing Up to the letters. It was filmed by La Blogotheque earlier this year as a ‘A Take Away Show’ during the Sundance Festival in Utah.

North Dakota’s finest troubadour Tom Brosseau returns to the UK to tour his first solo release in 5 years and his 7th studio album to date.

Dom Flemons (Carolina Chocolate Drops) and Martin Simpson are to collaborate on a new project commissioned by EFDSS in association with WOMAD.

I just couldn’t shake William Burroughs ‘Naked Lunch’ out of my head after watching the latest video from D. Charles Speer & The Helix for Wallwalker…watch it here.

Double Alaska is a film made by Brooklyn based artist Ben Seretan which was filmed during the two months he was living in Southeast Alaska on a former college campus.