Olivia Chaney gave a special performance of Nick Drake's "River Man" at last week's BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, on his induction into the Folk Awards Hall of Fame. You can watch the performance here. Chaney tours the UK and Europe with Alela Diane starting Thursday at Union Chapel in London.

Congratulations to Rhiannon Giddens, nominated for her first Songlines Music Award, for her latest album, Freedom Highway, in the Americas category. The winners will be announced in the June issue of the magazine, on sale May 11. Songlines gave Freedom Highway four stars when it was released, calling the title track "the closing triumph to a wonderful set," and featured Giddens on the cover of the magazine later in the year.

Laurie Anderson is the Artist in Focus at Rewire Fest in The Hague … David Byrne brings American Utopia to Mexico … Michael Daves & Chris Eldridge play guitar at Brooklyn Folk Fest ... Richard Goode plays solo in St. Paul … Kronos Quartet is in Stanford … Audra McDonald performs at Savannah Music Fest … Robert Plant closes Australia tour in Perth … Rostam concludes spring Half-Light tour in Texas … Chris Thile hosts Live From Here from Minneapolis …

Laurie Anderson was on the BBC Radio 6 Music morning show with guest host Tom Ravenscroft, sitting in for Lauren Laverne, to discuss Landfall, her new album with Kronos Quartet, and All the Things I Lost in the Flood, her new book. You can hear the conversation here. Anderson discusses the book at the London Review Bookshop tonight and is the Rewire Festival Artist in Focus in The Hague this weekend.

Dan Auerbach returned to NPR’s Tiny Desk to bring in the Easy Eye Sound Revue, what host Bob Boilen calls “an explosion of talent.” The set includes the title track to Auerbach’s album Waiting on a Song and album tracks “Never in My Wildest Dreams” and “Shine on Me,” plus a special appearance from “powerhouse” Robert Finley on “Get It While You Can,” the opening track to Finley’s Auerbach-produced Easy Eye Sound release Goin’ Platinum!. Watch it here.

Lake Street Dive has shared an intimate video for the emotionally charged new song "I Can Change" from their forthcoming album, Free Yourself Up, due May 4. The video was created by Claire Marie Vogel. The band also announced more North American stops on their international tour of now more than fifty additional performances, included newly added shows in Cleveland, Portland, Atlanta, Austin, Memphis, Chicago, and more. Tickets go on sale on Friday, April 6.

The Staves and yMusic performed at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis in December to celebrate the release of their new album The Way Is Read. A video of their performance of the title track at the Walker is now available. Watch it here.

Thomas Bartlett (aka Doveman) and Nico Muhly release a new album, Peter Pears: Balinese Ceremonial Music, May 18 on Nonesuch. It's nine songs written by the duo plus three gamelan transcriptions by ethnomusicologist Colin McPhee that inspired the songs. Peter Pears is available to preorder with instant downloads of the tracks "Dominic," "Gambangan," and "Festina," videos for which can be seen here. Bartlett and Muhly perform the music in NYC, Dublin, and London this spring.

Steve Reich's Pulse / Quartet, released on CD and digitally in February, is now available on vinyl as well. Pulse is performed by International Contemporary Ensemble, and Quartet by Colin Currie Group. The Los Angeles Times notes the "lyricism, gorgeous instrumental textures and affecting harmonies" of Pulse, and the New York Times says: "Written for two vibraphones and two pianos, Quartet is Mr. Reich's first piece for those two instruments alone, and the combination is ingenious and seductive, and deployed with subtle craftsmanship."

Laurie Anderson is the guest on the latest episode of PRI's Studio 360 with Kurt Andersen. On the show, Anderson and Andersen discuss her life and career and how she has responded to loss. That response includes All the Things I Lost in the Flood, her new book, and Landfall, her new album with Kronos Quartet that was inspired by her experience of Hurricane Sandy. Hear the conversation here.

John Adams conducts New World Symphony, pianist Timo Andres in Miami … Sam Amidon continues tour in Boston, Montreal, Toronto … Dan Auerbach brings Easy Eye Revue to Cleveland … Jeremy Denk joins Seattle Symphony … Richard Goode performs with LA Phil … Tigran Hamasyan is in Germany … Brad Mehldau plays solo in France … Robert Plant continues Australia tour … Rostam brings his music to Missouri …

The line-up for the 2018 Noches del Botánico in Madrid has been announced, and among the artists to perform this July are David Byrne, Brad Mehldau Trio, and Pat Metheny, all on their respective tours of Spain.