Billed as "our finger in your ear" this is a regular series of folk and acoustic-related podcasts which you can download to your iPod (or other music player) for free and then listen to whenever you like. Check out the archives for old shows that are still available and get downloading now. Folkcast is here.

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Most of the line-up for this year's Cropredy Convention has been announced by Fairport. Held in the heart of rural Oxfordshire, one of the friendliest and most eclectic festivals in the land will feature artists including Richard Thompson, Steve Winwood, Seth Lakeman, Buzzcocks, Ade Edmondson and the Bad Shepherds, the John Jorgenson Band and Ralph McTell. If you've never been, we can't recommend it highly enough. Fantastic facilities, great food, family-friendly and an essential date in the folk and blues calendar. This year the festival runs from Thursday 13th of August to Saturday the 15th. Tickets go on sale from March 1st. Keep up to date by visiting the Fairport web site

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Now in its 10th year, this annual awards ceremony recognises the best in acoustic music from all over the world. The awards are voted for by a panel of around 170 movers and shakers in the folk world including broadcasters, journalists, promoters, festival organisers and agents. There's a special award for the best folk club too. You can read about this year's awards here. And watch some video from the night here.

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