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Featuring 12 brand new songs produced by Thomas Bartlett featuring self-penned and songs written by friends and relatives: Beth Orton, Glen Hansard, Rufus Wainwright, Michael Ondaatje and Merrill Garbus of tune-yArDs.

Beth Orton is to mentor a specially-selected group of 14 up-and-coming female musicians, composers and vocalists, it is hoped the event will also instigate public conversation on women in the music industry.

Sugaring Season is Beth Orton’s first album in six years, an album which is introspective and endearingly uncertain, but consistently eloquent.

These shorter days and longer nights inspired me to put together this mix last night. It’s a very peaceful sounding mix, perfect for those long evenings sat in front of the fire.

Beth Orton reveals the opening track to her new album ‘Sugaring Season’. Listen to ‘Magpie’ and watch her video for ‘Something more Beautiful’.

★★★★★ Johnny Boy Would Love This…A Tribute To John Martyn is a new compilation of covers featuring Beck, Snow Patrol, Beth Orton, Lisa Hannigan, Vashti Bunyan, Bombay Bicycle Club and more.

According to Johnmartyn.com work on a tribute album is now well underway that will feature many well known artists singing their own interpretations of John’s songs. To date the following artists have all confirmed their support.

Born to folk-musician parents in Brattleboro, Vermont it’s hardly a surprise that Sam Amidon is continuing down the folk path trodden for him at the age of six when he was first taken on stage by his parents: both successful musicians of the Appalachian folk revival. Like a game of Chinese whispers, Sam takes those murder ballads and traditional folk songs his father would sing to him and passes them down …

I finally got to listen to Sam Amidon’s latest album, I see the Sign. It feels like it’s been a long wait, but  it was worth it. I didn’t expect anything less to be honest, but he has delivered a lot more than I ever expected on this, his fourth album. It was a pleasure to see the Whale Watching Tour cast present but the addition of Beth Orton was …