Mali Obomsawin: Sweet Tooth review – proud, vital marriage of folk and far-out jazz improv
In their freewheeling debut album, this artist from the Abenaki First Nation repatriates the music of their people
Marcus Mumford review – great songs, but no hoedown
O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, LondonFor this solo show, Mumford is justified in focusing on his album, one of the year’s best. But the venue and sound do it no favours
One Leg One Eye: And Take the Black Worm With Me review – gorgeousness and menace
Lankum mainstay Ian Lynch’s debut as One Leg One Eye is an immersive world of created sounds and raw, resonant singing
Lindsey Buckingham review – slick guitar work and strong singing from the Fleetwood Mac veteran
With seven albums’ worth of solo material to his name, Buckingham makes the fans wait for classic Rumours tracks – but eventually delivers in style
Jake Blount: The New Faith review – Afrofuturism for the apocalypse
Blount and co draw on spirituals on this strikingly minimalist album set in a future world devastated by climate change
Jon Collin: Bridge Variations review – Stockholm soundscapes with nyckelharpa
Tapes of busy roads and dripping water mingle with the sound of the traditional Swedish instrument in this experimental folk album
Green Man festival review – the absurd, the wonderful and the otherworldly
From the magisterial glam rock of Yves Tumor to the comedy surf-pop of Melin Melyn, Green Man froths with positivity and subversion
Cambridge Folk festival review – a safe but charming return
Crowd favourites Billy Bragg, Seasick Steve and Gipsy Kings share the bill with some daring international bookings for the festival’s contented return
Florist: Florist review – an ode to the power and comfort of friendship
Emily Sprague reunites with her bandmates for a new album that plays like a family portrait – and stakes out new ground
Laura Veirs: Found Light review – folk-rocker’s sexual reawakening
The Portland singer-songwriter’s first album written after splitting from her husband and longtime producer is a candid confessional filled with headily intimate images
Fern Maddie: Ghost Story review – an unnerving, arresting folk debut
Maddie’s young, welcoming voice belies a darkly evocative lyricism creating an album that is both unsettling and thrilling
Joan Shelley: The Spur review – timeless and vital Americana
Pretty but unsentimental reflections on putting down roots inform the singer-songwriter’s elegant seventh album
Jessie Buckley and Bernard Butler: For All Our Days that Tear the Heart review – a mesmerising debut
(EMI)The actor and the former Suede guitarist deliver a beautifully produced folk-inflected set that showcases Buckley’s magical voice
Alison Cotton: The Portrait You Painted of Me review – eerie, filmic incantations
Cotton’s album renders traditional music in uncanny colours with influences from her native north-east England
Mavis Staples & Levon Helm: Carry Me Home review – a final blaze of glory for the late Band musician
On poignant yet defiant recordings made in 2011 shortly before Helm’s death, Staples’ commanding vocals give enormous vibrancy to blues, folk and soul standards