Canadian country-folk singer Tom Connors has died of natural causes age 77, his promoter has said.

BBC: Tom Connors file picture November 2009

Ontario-based singer-songwriter Kate Maki's new album, On High, is a collection of pastoral country-folk songs that soar with gentle beauty.

NPR: A 'Blue Morning' That's Welcoming and Warm

This gave non-farming country folk a voice in cabinet.

ECONOMIST: Labour and the countryside

She has pretty much carved out a music career single-handedly, becoming something of a darling of the folk-bluegrass-country set.

NPR: Adrienne Young: Planting the Earth, Growing Herself

Folk-country musician Adrienne Young is a big supporter of community gardens and sustainable farming.

NPR: Adrienne Young: Planting the Earth, Growing Herself

Although he began his career as a newspaper writer, Robert Earl Keen has been putting out records filled with classic folk-country for more than 20 years.

NPR: John Hiatt And Robert Earl Keen On World Cafe

The Big House featuring Paul Molloy (Zutons) and Candie Payne, will be bringing the day to an evocative close with their delicious blend of country, gleaming folk and west coast rock - not to be missed.

BBC: Made in Liverpool Mathew Street stage

The government's position owes more to prudence than to any new-found determination to be nice to country folk.

ECONOMIST: Charge of the country brigade

Merritt's music is hard to pin down: She incorporates gospel, soul, '70s California rock 'n' roll and warm echoes of Joni Mitchell's brand of folk music into her piano-based country songs.

NPR: Tift Merritt: Newport Folk Festival 2009

Identical twins Chandra and Leigh Watson have developed a style of sweet, soulful indie-folk that does more than nod to alt-country influences.

NPR: The Watson Twins On World Cafe

Tradfest brings together the folk arts and kicks-off a season of festivals across the country.

BBC: New folk festival Tradfest launches in Edinburgh