Obscure Sound — Strutting an excellent folk sound, Chris Murphy‘s newly released album Songs From The Trees blends atmospheric, often spoken-word verses with sweeping string arrangements and grounded acoustic rhythms, expanding into melodically resonant expanses. ... more info

Sweeping The Nation — The second year of STN's existence, so most of this is an unashamed Greatest Hits of that year Los Campesinos!' demos changed everything and we generally got our raison d'etre into gear, as it were. Out in the wider world iPods became big... more info

Guardian Music — Reader Scott Blair picks from your nautical suggestions this week, with Queen, Lulu, Seth Lakeman and – naturally – Bryan Ferry all setting sailBelow is this week’s playlist – the theme interpreted and tunes picked by a re... more info

The Music Fix — Westcountry folk singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Seth Lakeman unearthed hidden histories and unsung everyday heroes to commemorate in song from in and around his native Devon and Cornwall for his latest album Word of Mouth released in Fe... more info

The Telegraph — Exclusive: Listen to an exclusive stream of songs from Seth Lakeman's new album     more info

Guardian Music — With songs built for radio, this folk – sorry, acoustic pop – singer is attracting all the right attention from all the right placesReading on mobile? Listen hereHometown: Ipswich.The lineup: Hannah Scott (vocals, guitars, keyboards).The backgrou... more info

Guardian Music — Local and nu-folk bands join the big names at little Rammy this year. And you can even get there by steam trainThe British summer can be relied upon for two things: rain and music festivals. While the UK population has endured than its fair share of ... more info

Guardian Music — Folk singer and composer Seth Lakeman performs Blacksmith's Prayer in an exclusive live session at the 2012 Womad festivalAndy GallagherBen KapeElliot Smith more info

Guardian Music — Cherry Hinton Hall, CambridgeTo Cambridge, for its restorative annual showcase of ancient songs about death and despair. This year's lineup is a curious one, lacking some of the scene's up-and-coming stars, such as Jackie Oates, Sam Lee and Jim Moray... more info

Guardian Music — The Womad festival, for which the Guardian is a media partner, starts in Wiltshire this weekend. Acts playing include Lo'Jo, Seth Lakeman, Raghu Dixit, Khaled, Jimmy Cliff and Robert Plant and his new outfit, the Sensational Space Shifters. Get a tas... more info