Festival favourite and troubadour Martyn Joseph gathers together some of the best singer-songwriters – in person and online – digging into their creative mindset and craft.

Preacher’s kid, Black woman, butch lesbian: hymning social justice alongside ‘trad’ country and Americana, Crys Matthews is reclaiming all kinds of space, not least the American South that raised her.

Frankie Archer has exploded onto the electrofolk scene with music that transcends stereotypes, capturing audiences with manipulated samples, synths, drum tracks and earthy Northumbrian fiddle and voice. Her aim? To shake up genres and traditions, challenge perspectives and call for a fairer future.