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The Montreal based eight-piece band Canailles deliver an upbeat mix of bluegrass, folk, Cajun and blues with a carefree Garage rock attitude.

Cat Power shares another new song from her new album ‘Sun’, this time it’s the opening track “Cherokee” which has also had the remix treatment from Nicolas Jaar.

Back in June we introduced you to the immersive and beautiful music of Seamus Cater & Viljam Nybacka. Watch their recent performance at the Pest House, Amsterdam.

Tune in today for the Episode 2 of Mix Tape Radio on Folk Radio UK brought to you by HI54LOFI Records. Plus listen again to last weeks show in case you missed it which includes a great ‘Bedroom Session’.

Newcastle based ‘The Agency’ show off their own ‘Gothicana’ on their album ‘For the Brave and Troubled’ on which their singer Steven K Driver in scintillating lyrical form.

Lau reveal another new track from their forthcoming album ‘Race the Loser’ & the date draws near to their four day takeover of Kings place

The wait is over. Tom Waits reveals what the recent media campaign was all about, was it a tour, an album….nope!

Ellen and The Escapades continue to show their off their talents with a new cover of R Kelly’s The World’s Greatest. Listen to it now! It will also feature in the Olympics!

On Kevin Serra’s third single in his Cloud Seeding project he works with Swiss singer Nadine Carina. Listen to ‘The Light’ now.

Nomadism is a short film of many, capturing the journeys of traveller, photographer and cinematographer, Marty Mellway. His lifestyle is one of endless travels: rootless, non domestic, and roving.

Modern Skirts perform a cracking session for Daytrotter and release free single ‘Tennessee’. You can download it here.

The latest Simple Folk Radio Show features Yorkshire born Jason Steel who will be performing a special session to mark the release of his new album ‘The Weight of Care’.