The first thing to say about Bellowhead’s new album is that Broadside is a great title. Referring both to circulating ‘broadside ballads’ of centuries gone by, and to the ‘broadside’ of a ship (that’s the side with the cannons )…
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WIN! | Tickets to Greenbelt festival featuring The Leisure Society and Roddy Woomble
It’s ompetition time, music fans! The nice folk at Greenbelt festival have offered us a pair of tickets to give away to next weekend’s festivities. The line up includes music from The Leisure Society, Roddy Woomble, the Proclaimers, Bellowhead and…
Interview | FFS talks to Bellowhead’s Pete Flood
Bellowhead are one of those bands you can’t help but instantly fall in love with. With their traditional folk music and exceptional musicianship they’ve become a treasure to many folk fans. About to set off on tour with other folk…
News | Heavyweights team up for Sandy Denny tribute tour
Joan As Policewoman, Thea Gilmore, PP Arnold and Maddy Prior are among the artists confirmed for a tribute show to Sandy Denny that will tour the country in May. The Lady: A Homage to Sandy Denny will be an evening…
WIN! Two tickets to the Southbank centre’s Great Folk Jukebox this Saturday
This weekend, the Southbank centre is hosting These Lands Are Your Lands – a celebration of traditional music and dance. On Saturday 7th May, members of Bellowhead will become the Southbank Centre’s house band for The Great Folk Jukebox, performing…
FFS’s pick of the Southbank Centre Festival of Britain
There’s not much lovelier than a stroll along Southbank in the Spring sunshine, so it seems the perfect place for the 4-month long Festival of Britain, starting this month at the Southbank Centre. The festival will feature music of all…
Album: The Flowing – Garden of England
Every now and again it comes to pass that an album shuffles its way sideways into your collection and sets up camp in your consciousness without so much as a ‘by your leave’. Suddenly you’re singing along to songs you…
Interview: Bellowhead
As an 11-piece outfit, you’d be forgiven for thinking Bellowhead were a travelling orchestra rather than a folk band. Currently touring their third studio album, Hedonism, they took a break to talk numbers, Abbey Road, awards and residencies with FFS.…