Richard Dawson

This unique folkie from Lincolnshire has an extensive trad repertoire, which he combines with original sounds (post-rock, percussion, global sounds) and blackly funny lyrics to create a twisted sound that you genuinely won't hear anywhere else. We picked his record 'Nothing Important' for our list of 2014's best albums, and you can hear selections from it brought to life here at one of Dawson's inimitable live shows.