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Watch a trailer for a new Nic Jones documentary from Michael Proudfoot who also made documentaries on Eliza Carthy, Kathryn Tickell and Kate Rusby. You also may be able to help in the making of it.

We interview Lisa Knapp about her new EP ‘Hunt the Hare – A Branch of May’. She talks about her fascination in folklore and some of her influences including Martin Carthy and Shirley Collins.

Listen to two new tracks from The Imagined Village new album ‘The Bending The Dark’

As far as band shake-ups go you don’t get a more striking change than this one. The Albion Band is to get a complete re-boot for 2012 as the torch is passed to a newer generation of English folk talent. Ashley Hutchings will be handing over the reins to his son, Blair Dunlop, who is joined by Gavin Davenport, Tom Wright, Katriona Gilmore and Tim Yates.

Folk Music Gigs happening over the coming week: some will need no introduction such as Richard Thompson and Martin Carthy. There are also some great newcomers such as Blackbeard’s Tea Party and Rosie Doonan & The Snapdragons. Not forgetting the oldtimers: Unstrung Heroes!

Welcome back to the Friday Folk Music Club. This week we have videos from: Jason Steel, James Yorkston & Big Eyes Family Players, Sharon Shannon, Townes Van Zandt, Julie Fowlis, Nathaniel Rateliff, John Martyn , A Hawk And A Hacksaw and Nancy Elizabeth! Plus audio tracks from The Owl Service and downloads from Spiers and Boden, David Gibb, Cathal Clohessy and Eamonn Costello, Martin Carthy with Dave Swarbrick and The …

Jacqueline McDonald and Bridie O’Donnell, better known as Jacqui & Bridie formed the first full-time British female folk-song duo in 1964. They went onto set up a folk club in Liverpool which was the early stomping ground for the likes of Christy Moore, Tom Paxton, Martin Carthy and Peggy Seeger. It celebrated it’s 50th Anniversary and final night back in January this year.

The latest Folk Radio UK mix is titled ‘The Tradition’ and includes A.L. Lloyd singing alongside Jackie Oates (Walking with Ghosts project) as well as a mix of new and old from the likes of Alasadair Roberts, Mike Waterson, Martin Carthy, Hedy West, Jason Steel, Elle Osborne, Lucy Ward, Dougie Maclean and more.

Some great gigs coming up that are worth getting a ticket for if you can over the next week, including: Nancy Kerr and James Fagan, Goodnight Lenin and The Old Dance School, Martin Carthy, Ade Edmondson and the Bad Shepherds, Annabelle Chvostek, Dave Swarbrick, Vicki Swan And Jonny Dyer and more

To the opening strains of Sheema Mukerjhee’s sitar joined by Mr Carthy’s trademark guitar the Imagined Village cross fertilisation of different cultures continues apace with a clever re-interpretation of the ballad “My Son John” utilising a more chilling, modern ‘take’ on the song’s powerful anti-war