Robert Plant’s Saving Grace review – self-effacing superstar still sounds astonishing

Playing a mix of traditional folk and radically rearranged acoustic Led Zeppelin classics, the former Zep frontman is in fine voice – but also happy to step out of the spotlight

Laura Cannell: Brightly Shone the Moon review – bleakness and beauty in a haunting carol collection

The violinist sets out on her darkest exploration of yuletide yet, giving a murky and melancholy twist on familiar Christmas standards

Sara Ajnnak and the Ciderhouse Rebellion: Landscapes of the Spirit, Parts 1-4 review – elemental power, eerie beauty

The Ume Sámi vocalist and British folk duo complete their four-part cycle with a dark, dazzling finale that blends ancient song with fearless improvisation

Paul Kelly: Seventy review – reflections on ageing from a musician bigger than ever

After five decades, the songs are still memorable, warm and a little sex-mad. It’s classic Kelly – and Joe’s back, too

Širom: In the Wind of Night, Hard-Fallen Incantations Whisper review – a cacophonous folk kaleidoscope

The Slovenian trio conjure strange beauty from a vast arsenal of global instruments on an album that hums, drones and dances with intense power

Hannah Frances: Nested in Tangles review – ramshackle arrangements power restless revelations

Wayward tempos and snapping drums break fresh ground in this unruly release from the Vermont musician

Cerys Hafana: Angel review – tracing the life cycle with the Welsh triple harp

On their third release in 18 months, this exceptional musician draws from folk story, Breton influences and nature to explore the sublime potential of its title

Patrick Wolf review – a moon-lit marvel lights up the Minack theatre

Celebrating the 20th anniversary of his album Wind in the Wires in the Cornish landscape that inspired it, Wolf claims his status as a goth-folk pioneer

Big Thief: Double Infinity review – folk-rock perfection will restore your faith in humanity

Classic melodies, spring water acoustics and pared-back poeticism about living in the moment fill Adrianne Lenker and co’s latest with life

End of the Road review – from industrial rackets to pristine folk, festivals don’t get more varied or vital

Full of warmth despite the rain, highs include Mexico City experimentalists Titanic and Vermont songwriter Lily Seabird’s gorgeously open-hearted voice

Norwegian Chamber Orch/ Kuusisto/Barruk review – Proms first as Ume Sámi songs take centre stage

Pekka Kuusisto and his world-class NCO brought a programme blending classical, folk and pop with Sámi vocalist Katarina Barruk, in this thoughtful Prom

Benedicte Maurseth: Mirra review – hardanger fiddle captures the fleeting magic of the fjordlands

Rhythmic repetitions and rustling textures evoke the traditional music and ecological harmony of Maurseth’s native Norway

Cass McCombs: Interior Live Oak review – double album doubles the pleasures of one of indie-rock’s finest

With existential lullabies and ritualistic stomps, tear-jerking odes and ballads worthy of Sinatra, US indie’s steadfast storyteller makes a wonderfully unhurried double album his best yet

The New Eves: The New Eve Is Rising review – imagine if the Velvet Underground scored Midsommar …

Velvets-style drone rock, trad folk, anarcho-punk and hippy whimsy are all discernible in the Brighton quartet’s debut album – all played with white-knuckle intensity

Poor Creature: All Smiles Tonight review – Lankum and Landless members steep tradition in lightness

Masters of atmosphere, Ruth Clinton, Cormac MacDiarmada and John Dermody contrast hauntological synths with robust noise on this playful debut