Essential Covers: Carolyn Miller & Mikel James – ‘Wildest Dreams’/’What Do You Mean’ (Taylor Swift/Justin Bieber Mashup Cover)

We were contacted by Carolyn Miller the other day telling us about the cover she’d made with Mikel James. It’s a beautiful acoustic mashup of Taylor Swift’s song, ‘Wildest Dreams’, sung by Carolyn, and Justin Bieber’s ‘What Do You Mean’ (sung by Mikel), while standing on a New York street. The duo are accompanied by Alex Desalvo on guitar, and Justin Scheidling, on Cajon box drum.

Essential Covers: Gary Quinn – ‘How I Learned To Pray’ (Charlie Worsham Cover)

British country artist, Gary Quinn, shares with us his Essential Cover of Charlie Worsham’s song, ‘How I Learned To Pray’. Gary’s new single, ‘Shame’, is out on the 22nd of July and can be pre-ordered via iTunes.

Essential Covers: Roni – ‘Hard Times’ (Steve Young Cover)

Our Essential Cover this week comes from Roni, who covers ‘Hard Times’, by Steve Young, who himself has featured in our Essential Covers.

Essential Covers: Sophie Ray – ‘This Is What You Came For’ (Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna Cover)

Back in February we brought you Sophie Ray’s beautiful cover of the Minnie Riperton classic, ‘Loving You’, high notes and all! Now she’s given us another treat with her rendering of ‘This Is What You Came For’, originally by Calvin Harris, and featuring Rihanna.

Essential Covers: Sasha McVeigh – ‘I’ll Be The Moon’ (Dierks Bentley Cover)

Sasha McVeigh exclusively covers Dierks Bentley’s track, ‘I’ll Be The Moon’, from his latest album, ‘Black’, as part of our Essential Covers feature.

Essential Covers: Sam And The Womp – ‘Light It Up’ (Major Lazer Cover)

Our Essential Cover is from Sam And The Womp, who’ve given us their take on Major Lazer’s ‘Light It Up’.

Essential Covers : Steve Young – ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ (Prince Cover)

British Country singer songwriter Steve Young covers Prince’s ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ in honour of the singer’s death yesterday.

Essential Covers: Pete Gardiner – ‘Big Yellow Taxi’ (Joni Mitchell Cover)

Our Essential Cover this week comes from Northern Irish singer songwriter, Pete Gardiner, who gives us his take on the Joni Mitchell classic, ‘Big Yellow Taxi’.

Essential Covers: Luke & Mel – ‘Today I Started Loving You Again’ (Merle Haggard Cover)

In honour of country legend Merle Haggard, who died on his birthday, April 6, comes our Essential Cover this week. Luke & Mel, an award-winning country duo from Manchester, sing their tribute to Haggard: ‘Today I Started Loving You Again’.

Essential Covers: The Rising – ‘Take It To The Limit’ (The Eagles Cover)

The Rising cover the classic Eagles song, ‘Take It To The Limit’ in our Essential Covers feature this week.

Essential Covers: Lights That Change – ‘Song To The Siren’ (Tim Buckley Cover)

Our Essential Cover this week is ‘Song To The Siren’, an ethereal dreampop cover of Tim Buckley’s song, by Welsh trio, Lights That Change.

Essential Covers: Rackhouse Pilfer – ‘Love Is War’ (American Young Cover)

Rackhouse Pilfer, from Sligo in the very west of Ireland, formed in 2012 around the fire of McGarrigle’s Bar.