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Watch Cocos Lovers official video for their new single ‘Baron of The Trees’ which is out on Smugglers Records on 28th June as a split single with Will Varley.

To celebrate the launch of the new A.L. Lloyd biography by Dave Arthur ‘Bert, The Life and Times of A.L. Lloyd’ we will be featuring an in-depth interview with the author as well as a 35 minute interview / documentary.

The incredibly talented Glasgow based contemporary folk group, Two Wings, are taking to the road in June for a UK tour. We have a pair of tickets to giveaway to their London gig with Eric Chenaux.

Folk Radio UK is pleased to announce that we have just launched our own Independent Record Store called Frukie Records which will feature a great selection of Folk Music and more.

RANT is the joining forces of four of Scotland’s finest fiddle players: Bethany Reid, Jenna Reid, Sarah-Jane Summers and Lauren MacColl, their sound is filled not with a great wall of sound but rich layers of harmony and melodies, beautiful!

Eliza Carthy’s biography Wayward Daughter by Sophie Parkes was released this month. To celebrate, a launch party was held at The Greystones, Sheffield, yesterday evening (22nd May) which was attended by some very familar faces!

Jim White tours the UK in June and we have a pair of tickets to giveaway for each event.

Traditional folk singer Maggie Boyle took to the road in April to visit great songwriters in their homes, to talk to them about their work and to record some of their music as part of her great new ‘Kitchen Songs’ project.

Joe Tilston has revealed some unmastered tracks from his forthcoming album ‘Embers’. If these are anything to go by then we are in for a real treat and I hope this is a move to a full time solo career.

Alasdair Roberts & Mairi Morrison have released a new video for ‘Never Wed an Old Man’ which was made by Deborah Bower. The track is taken from their album ‘Urstan’. Plus live dates!

Manchester based Samson & Delilah are in London this week to play at the prestigious Cecil Sharp House. The British/Australian group are headlining the event for EFDSS & The Nest Collective on Thursday May 24th.

Watch June Tabor performing at WDR Folkfestival, Cologne, Germany, 1990. In the clip June is joined by Mark Emerson and Giles Lewin.

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