As we approach Christmas, we hope you're able to take some time to relax and reflect on such a challenging year.

In our final EFEx Digital newsletter of the year, we're delighted to share with you details of the first wave of EFEx showcasing artists including Spiers & Boden, Jesca Hoop, Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening, O'Hooley & Tidow, Gigspanner Big Band and John Bramwell. Stay tuned for loads more amazing artists being announced in the coming months. Applications to showcase are open via the link below, delegate registration will be opening in the new year.

And if you've run out of box sets to binge on, why not rewatch some of the panel discussions from our Folk Talk Live; What Next event we held last month? Packed with discussions about the folk world including a panel about the #TradStandsWithHer movement, an interview between Edgelarks' Hannah Martin and Beardy Folk Festival's David Spier and much more.