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Ewan McLennan & George Monbiot have shared a new video in which they preview and explain how their new album ‘Breaking the Spell of Loneliness’ came about and how that relationship works in turning words into ballads and anthems.

Johnny shares some of his highlights and interviews from this year’s Wickham Festival including Blazin’ Fiddles, Mawkin, Skerryvore, Saltfishforty, Mischa Macpherson Trio, Lynched, Ewan McLennan and more.

We have a special video session from Ewan McLennan which commemorates the 80th anniversary of the start of the Spanish Civil War today. We also have news of his new album with Guardian journalist and bestselling author George Monbiot.

To commemorate May Day and International Workers Day we’re pleased to share with you the latest live session from Ewan McLennan – ‘Banks of Marble’, a song that has as much relevance today as it did in 1949 when it was written by Les Rice.

As part of a video feature from Scottish guitarist, troubadour, balladeer and storyteller Ewan McLennan, we have a new “In Session’ video. Here he is performing Arthur McBride, a song that featured on his first album.

As part of our ongoing video feature, watch Ewan McLennan performing ‘The Granite Cage’, a song written by the late great Alistair Hulett about the revolutionary socialist John Maclean of the Red Clydeside era. It’s also our Song of the Day

Over the coming months we are featuring a handful of recently-filmed intimate songs from Ewan McLennan. To kick things off, here by popular request is Ewan McLennan’s take on Bob Dylan’s Boots of Spanish Leather.

Our Song of the Day is a new charity single from Scottish folk singer and guitarist Ewan McLennan, the proceeds for which will go towards helping the incredible work of the humanitarian-aid organisation Doctors Without Borders.

Roots 66 is a new folk festival to be held at The Theatre By The Lake in Keswick over the weekend of Feb 5-7th 2016 which will incorporate two showcase concerts to celebrate 40 Years of Fellside Recordings. Lineup includes Chris While & Julie Matthews, Jez Lowe & The Bad Pennies, The Mighty Doonans, Ewan McLennan and more.

RANT, featuring four of Scotland’s finest fiddle players, are on tour (including their first London gig) and announce album preview at Celtic Connections with two special guests, Julie Fowlis and Ewan McLennan.

Coming up this month at Kings Place, London is a special Scottish weekend series of events featuring Roddy Woomble, Dick Gaughan, James Grant, Rura, Ewan McLennan, Sorren Maclean & Samantha Whates focusing on Scotland’s rich treasury of words and stories, and the strong tradition of songwriting.

Watch a new session from one of our finest singer songwriters – Ewan McLennan as he performs a beautiful guitar medley. This is one is perfect to escape to.