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Hello, Goodbye sees John McCusker in what’s sure to be a very welcome return to solo projects. Joined by a host of friends this is bound to please fans and traditional folk music lovers.

Listen to Martin Simpson , Andy Cutting and Tom A. Wright performing a storming version of classic Booker T. instrumental ‘Green Onions’! This, along with a newly-remastered vinyl version of Shirley Collins’ English Songs Volume 2 are two Record Store Day releases we’re excited about.

Our Tune of the Day comes from John McCusker who will be awarded the Good Tradition Award at this year’s BBC Folk Awards. The tune is from his forthcoming album ‘Hello Goodbye.

Read our Live Review of The Shee’s launch of their Continuum Project at Celtic Connections also featuring Karine Polwart, Chris Wood, Andy Cutting, Kathryn Tickell and Martin Simpson.

In our ‘Guest Feature’ The Shee tell us all about their tenth anniversary Continuum project and their nominated collaborators. For their final post Amy Thatcher tells us about her choice – Andy Cutting

We have more great music from Anglo-French band Topette!! featuring Andy Cutting, Barnaby Stradling, James Delarre, Julien Cartonnet and Tania Buisse. This was recorded live at Sidmouth Folk Week.

To mark their ten-year milestone The Shee announce new collaborative project ‘Continuum’ featuring a host of well known folk composers. We will be hearing from each band member over the next six weeks in a special Folk Radio UK feature.

Topette!! a new Anglo-French band featuring Andy Cutting, Barnaby Stradling, James Delarre, Julien Cartonnet and Tania Buisse provide us with our Tune of the Day. They will blow your socks off! Make sure you get to see them live. The party’s about to start!

In part 3 of our live review of Gate to Southwell Festival we have live footage from Clannad, Simpson-Cutting-Kerr, We Banjo 3, The Young’uns, The Tweed Project, Manran and more.

We have an exclusive live video premiere from Martin Simpson, Andy Cutting and Nancy Kerr performing ‘Seven Years’ from their forthcoming new album, plus an exclusive giveaway of 10 signed deluxe sets of Murmurs. Don’t miss out.

We’re not even halfway through the year but we’ve already seen a number of astonishingly high quality records from many quarters; even so, Murmurs stands head and shoulders against much of this extraordinarily stiff competition. By anybody’s standards it’s a top-notch album by three of our best musicians and, if there’s any justice in this world, will soon find its way into the collections of all self-respecting fans of folk …

Our Song of the Day is from Martin Simpson, Andy Cutting and Nancy Kerr with ‘Ruben’ which will be released by Topic Records as a special 7″ double-A sided vinyl single along with the track Dark Honey from their forthcoming album Murmurs.

In the final video interview series for the new album ‘Murmurs’ from Martin Simpson, Andy Cutting and Nancy Kerr, Martin introduces his 1935/36 Gibson L-OO, a 1960’s De Armond pickup and a 1958 Magnatone amplifier. The combination is a sound unlike any other as he demonstrates on The Boston Smuggler.

In the latest video interview series for the new album ‘Murmurs’ from Martin Simpson, Andy Cutting and Nancy Kerr, Andy introduces the diatonic accordion he made in France with Emmanuel Pariselle. He can tell a great story and he plays a fine tune as well…

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.

Continuing our series of artist interviews and their memories of Sidmouth Folk Week, Andy Cutting offers his recollections – It feels like a part of my life. A bit like a relative’s anniversary.

We continue our Sidmouth FolkWeek Memories with an interview with Chris Wood. Plus a special Song of the Day – Andy Cutting & Chris Wood filmed in 1996 performing Hares on the Mountain.

Watch this recent video of Martin Simpson and Andy Cutting putting on a great performance at Music on the Marr. They will be performing as a trio with Nancy Kerr later next year.