Guardian Music — Roundhouse, LondonBellowhead can never be accused of making life easy for themselves. They've built up a remarkable following, thanks largely to their stomping shanties and rousing big-band arrangements, but their latest studio album, Broadside, feat... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Talk of a folk revival led by the likes of Mumford & Sons doesn't really wash with the 11 members of Bellowhead. Formed eight years ago after Jon Boden and his musical partner, John Spiers, stuck in a traffic jam, dreamed up the idea of a folk b... more info

Guardian Music — Be among the first folk to listen to the new album from the extraordinary Bellowhead – and tell us what you thinkTalk of a folk revival led by the likes of Mumford & Sons doesn't really wash with the 11 members of Bellowhead. Formed eight years... more info

Guardian Music — (Topic)Yorkshire-born Hield brings a robust approach to English folk song, with a voice that can nonetheless soar when necessary. Where 2010's Looking Glass left her vocal powers largely unadorned, this second album has rich arrangements from a stell... more info

Guardian Music — Veterans dominate this year as June Tabor and Oysterband win four prizes, including best album and folk singer of the yearBritish folk has enjoyed an exciting resurgence during the last few years, owing to younger artists brimming with energy and ima... more info

Guardian Music — Cecil Sharp House, LondonJon Boden is an intriguing workaholic. He plays with two bands – the massively successful Bellowhead and the Remnant Kings – while also continuing as half of the inspiring folk duo Spiers and Boden. He clearly enj... more info

Guardian Music — Shepherd's Bush Empire, LondonTen years ago, in a pub on the outskirts of Oxford, a former genetics student who had switched his attention to the melodeon and concertina met a singer and fiddle player influenced by "Tom Waits, Benjamin Britten and Pe... more info

Guardian Music — It's not quite over yet for a tried, tested and trusty formatThe buzz around podcasts has calmed considerably over the last couple of years, with social networks and mobile apps capturing the attention of labels and musicians keen to embrace the late... more info

Guardian Music — (Folk Police Recordings)It's been 10 years since the death of singer and songwriter Peter Bellamy, but he's rightly back in fashion, as shown by this new treatment of his settings for Rudyard Kipling songs, featuring a Who's Who of the new British fo... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Festival Hall, LondonThe New Year began at the Southbank with a circus-themed lock-in. Some of the audience had come dressed as ring-masters or lions, and no one could get in once the venue had been blocked off to control New Year revellers.Bel... more info