So far in this calendar we’d had a track from three of the four FFS Christmas albums, so let’s finish the set with a pick from 2012. Once again, it’s hard to separate the many wonderful contributions we received, so…
They’re back! FFS favourites Ellen & The Escapades have revealed their first new single since 2012 debut album All The Crooked Scenes. ‘Lost Cause’ reveals a slight change of gears in terms of sound but we reckon it’s a grower.…
Ellen was the first one to say what we’d all been thinking: it felt like an indoor festival. As the last of a beautiful day’s sunshine poured in through the open windows on the top floor of Leeds’ Munro House…
One of the ways you knew Ellen & The Escapades’ debut album All The Crooked Scenes was so strong is that they could have released virtually any of its 12 songs as singles. Instead they’ve restricted themselves to the more…
For Folk’s Sake favourites Ellen and the Escapades are hitting the road again. The Leeds band, whose wonderful track ‘By The Fireside’ featured on our Christmas album last year, will be supporting the Travelling Band on a UK tour throughout…
Between playing drums for Hope and Social, guitar for Rosie Doonan and, since the turn of the year, bass for Ellen & The Escapades, it’s a wonder that Gary Stewart finds time for a solo career. But find it he…
If you’ve ever seen Ellen and the Escapades live, you’ll know they’re full of energy, tight as a pair of spanks and, well, thrilling. Their songs are a whirlwind of pop folk and the voice of singer Ellen Smith is…
It’s time to elevate Ellen and the Escapades to the status of ‘FFS favourites’. The Leeds band, who soared into FFS’s consciousness by winning the Glastonbury Emerging Talent competition in 2010, are on tour with a debut album, All The…
Ellen & The Escapades will release their debut album All The Crooked Scenes on April 16. The album is the result of a hugely successful Pledge campaign that saw the band reach their initial fundraising target within eight days and…
Ellen and her Escapades are finally assembled on stage and ready to play. The hum of the crowd dies down and she steps up to the microphone, takes a breath and…another song comes on the PA system. With a little…