Aquarium Drunkard — Extremely sad to wake up to the news of British folk legend Dave Swarbick’s passing at the age of 75. Swarbrick was the violinist on several Fairport Convention classics, played in a duo with Martin Carthy, made countless records on his own … and... more info

Guardian Music — Folk musician, singer and songwriter who was a member of Fairport ConventionThe folk music fiddler Dave Swarbrick, who has died aged 75, was a formidable and intuitive musician who first made his mark with the Ian Campbell Folk Group in the early 196... more info

The Telegraph — Clannad and Martin Carthy will be recipients of Lifetime Achievement awards at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2014     more info

Guardian Music — Leading singer in the British folk revivalIan Campbell, who has died from cancer aged 79, was a leading singer in the British folk revival of the 1960s, and one of only a few folk artists to have had a song in the singles charts. His group's recordin... more info

Guardian Music — Scottish folk singer-songwriter and playwright known as the Bard of DundeeThe Scottish singer-songwriter and playwright Michael Marra – popularly known as the Bard of Dundee – has died aged 60 after suffering from cancer. Marra's songwriting wasÂ... more info

Guardian Music — Sam Lee didn't want to find out about folk music from archives. Instead he has trawled traveller sites, learning from families who have passed these songs down the generationsFreda Black leans forward in her armchair, arches back her shoulders and si... more info

Guardian Music — (One Little Indian)It must be exciting but tough to be born into a musical dynasty such as the Watersons. Exciting because of the music that could constantly be heard around the families' homes near Robin Hood's Bay, on the Yorkshire coast, but diffi... more info

Guardian Music — Nordic country music, British folk and some gold-standard jazz in London and BirminghamSusannaThe Norwegian founder of Susanna and the Magical Orchestra tours material from her new album, Wild Dog: ethereal songs that suggest a kind of 21st-century N... more info

Guardian Music — Barbican, LondonEvery so often, Britain's biggest concert halls transform themselves into ceilidh barns, honkytonk bars or folk cellars, as musicians try to recreate the spirit of an after-hours jam session for an unusually large audience.The Floatin... more info

Guardian Music — The eclectic musician shows us her childhood room in Yorkshire – where she's taking time out between toursWhen musician Eliza Carthy last inhabited this bedroom, at her parents' house in Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire, she was a teenager. "It's ... more info