Nominees in the BBC Folk Awards for two years running, 2009 and 2010, Megson embark on a UK tour to promote their new album The Longshot, described by the Sunday Express as simply brilliant. Dates include Wombwell Madness at Barnsley.

Bright Phoebus presents ... The world class vocals of internationally lauded Chris While and the uncannily similar quality of daughter Kellie, combine for an evening of unforgettable live music. Their pleasure in singing together is obvious and when they duet, their voices blend so beautifully that it’s easy to lose sight of who is who! Also on the bill, sterling support from The Boardwalk All Stars (featuring Jon Boden & Martin Simpson) plus Folk Rising showcase spots from the spell binding vocals of The Fay Hield Trio and the great guitar and songwriting skills of Sam Carter! Plus craft stalls, morris dancing and the best raffle in town! A Four Hour Festival of Folk Fun!

Martin & Su have just got back from the wonderful "Drum Village" near Dundee in Scotland. In spite of the 500 mile journey it has invigorated them and they are looking forward to hosting the "Malobe" Camp to be held in the New Forest on Sept 10th - 12th - Read full article for all the details and visit the Baka Beyond website.

Mim invites you to join her and friends for a special Zanzibari cultural show with live performance, Music, Comedy and tales of Swahili Heritage. Mim will be showing footage from a trip to her old home on the island of Zanzibar plus performances at the Sauti Sa Busara festival. More details in the full article, read more.. Photo Credit: Lisa Coleman for Puttyfoot.com

Catch The Hut People at Rivelin Folk Club in Sheffield. They are constantly gaining more of reputation as one of the hottest duos to come out of the Yorkshire folk scene in a long while. Taking the audience on a voyage across the globe with their material, they perform a unique blend of home-grown tunes mixed with British, Nordic and European folk music, constructed & embellished with the driving accordion and a mind boggling array of exotic percussion.

Soothsayers - The streets of South London where roots and dancehall rub shoulders with Afro beat, hip hop and dub provides the recipe for Soothsayers' organic and unique sound. ‘Now and again an album comes out of nowhere that hits you straight between the ears.’ The Times. Read reviews and more in the full article.

He's just twenty-three but he's single-handedly turning the English folk music world on its head. And he's not about to stop there. Jim Moray is a massive talent who has taken songs from English traditional music and re-worked them to create some of the most startlingly original, contemporary recordings to come out of the folk world since the 1970s.

Celebrating the release of their new album, Skeleton Lords the Tashi Lhunpo Monks are returning to the UK with their fabulous costumes and stage set. Appearing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe throughout August and at Deloitte IGNITE Festival, Royal Opera House, London on Sunday 5th September 2010 with other dates in Kendal, Reading, Manchester, Brixham. For further details and information about the monks read the full article.

The Heliocentrics – the London-based collective centered around drummer Malcolm Catto, bassist Jake Ferguson and producer Mike Burnham – first performed with legendary Ethiopian Jazz composer/arranger/pianist/vibraphonist Mulatu Astatke in early 2008. The pairing went so well – Astatke celebrated the band as the Heliocentrics performed the classic songs Astatke recorded for the Ethiopian Amha label in the late 60s and early 70s – that a collaborative recording session became a must. Thus began the landmark sessions in the Heliocentrics’ cavernous studio that resulted in Mulatu Astatke and The Heliocentrics: Inspiration Information 3.

Independent folk-roots quartet Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo kicked 2010 off in style by hitting the No.1 spot on both the iTunes Singer/songwriter charts and Amazon’s MP3 Folk albums chart. The reason for the peak in interest was due to their releasing a single ‘Nostalgia' through their own label Everyone Sang. Read more.....