Devin Hoff: Voices from the Empty Moor review – stellar lineup for the twists of Anne Briggs

The experimentally minded bassist and star guests including Sharon Van Etten and Julia Holter create these unusual reimaginings, though the vocals don’t always suit Briggs’s songs

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss: Raise the Roof review – uplifting and enthralling

From blue-eyed soul to English folk, the unlikely dream team’s second instalment of covers is a welcome dose of musical reassurance

Doran: Doran review – magical ‘freak folk’ with a centuries-old sound

Elizabeth LaPrelle of Anna & Elizabeth anchors the four-piece behind this comforting, intimate album of a cappella harmonies and Appalachian ballads

Various artists: In the Echo – Field Recordings from Earlsfort Terrace review – a venue enlivened by song

Recording for the 150th anniversary of Dublin’s National Concert Hall, a stellar roster of Irish musicians turn out treasures old and new

Quantic and Nidia Góngora: Almas Conectadas review – Colombian gold-panners go orchestral

Pacific coast cantora Góngora’s nature-rooted compositions are given larger dimensions by British electronica producer Quantic

Broadside Hacks: Songs Without Authors Vol 1 review – contemporary artists tinker with tradition

The folk project led by Sorry’s Campbell Baum offers new takes on anonymously composed tunes, with varying success

BBCSSO/Volkov/ Kopatchinskaja review – Bartók’s roots unearthed with brilliance

The band Folktone cleverly swapped notes with Patricia Kopatchinskaja before the violinist whipped up a joyous musical whirlwind of Bartók and Ligeti

Big Red Machine: How Long Do You Think It’s Gonna Last? review – slightly self-indulgent supergroup

Aaron Dessner and Justin ‘Bon Iver’ Vernon recruit Taylor Swift, Fleet Foxes and more for this album full of misty autumnal beauty – and a quiet punch

Nathan Salsburg: Psalms review – a deeply felt Jewish contemplation

The musician’s study of Tehillim texts inspired beautiful melodic responses, teased out into an affecting collection with the help of many US folk friends

Lingua Ignota: Sinner Get Ready review – a devastating voice

Kristin Hayter weaves layered harmonies and folk instruments into a formidable platform from which to express her tangled relationship with Christianity

John Francis Flynn: I Would Not Live Always review – an extraordinary debut

Treasures – including a memorable take on Come My Little Son – abound on the Irish musician’s incredibly moving album of folk songs

Katherine Priddy: The Eternal Rocks Beneath review – a class act

The folk prodigy delivers an elegant debut, infused with soaring vocals and nimble guitar-picking

Kings of Convenience: Peace or Love review – a beautifully simple return

For their first album since 2009, the Norwegian duo keep things pared back to explore the complexity of love and desire

Khasi-Cymru Collective: Sai-thaiñ Ki Sur (The Weaving of Voices
) review – from Wales to India

Gareth Bonello (the Gentle Good) and musicians of the Khasi hills explore messy missionary history in this beautiful album

Future Folk: Friendly Faces; Different Spaces review – a celebration of DIY digital music-making

Intimate tracks that jumble together traditional songs and instrumentals with experimental approaches