“Ain’t gonna let nobody turn me around / I’m gonna keep on walking, talking, singing, hoping, praying, saying, voting, voting, voting / marching to the freedom land”, sang Rhiannon Giddens in the closing minutes of the 54th Cambridge Folk Festival,…
Approaching its 54th event, the Cambridge Folk Festival remains firmly amongst Europe’s foremost offerings for celebrating, introducing and shaping folk music. We spoke to operations manager Neil Jones and asked what the secret to its longevity is: “we’re so aware…
Having performed at Hammersmith Apollo nearly three years earlier whilst supporting Jack White, the Söderberg sisters are back in this prestigious West London venue; this time the five thousand strong crowd are all there for them… Arriving on stage to…
It was whilst packing away tents at Glastonbury 2013 that I first heard the beautiful duel melodies of the Soderburg sisters, aka First Aid Kit, soaring over the hallowed fields of Pilton. I’d planned to catch their set in full…
First Aid Kit have unveiled a brand new video for ‘Stay Gold’, the title track from their acclaimed album which is out now on Columbia Records, reaching a peak of number eleven in the UK charts earlier this year. Fresh from a…
Following the release of their Columbia Records-released album Stay Gold, their entirely sold-out 2014 UK tour (which included a support slot with Ryan Adams and a headline show at The Royal Albert Hall) and their incredible performance on ‘Later…with Jools Holland’; First Aid Kit have announced new dates for 2015. Their…
Small, slick and smoothly put together, Greenman entered its 12th year on the festival scene last weekend. Hidden in the heart of the Brecon Beacons, the black mountains play host to a 4-day extravaganza, packed back to back with some…
First Aid Kit have been charming us with their perfect harmonies and earnest folk songs for years now, but something about Stay Gold feels different. Confident. Mature. The duo that brought us ‘Emmylou’ and ‘I Met Up With the King’…
This is a lovely, relaxed slice of country folk from First Aid Kit. It’s take from their upcoming album Stay Gold, which is out on June 9. The duo go from strength to strength having broken through with their track…
The Summer Series at Somerset House is back for 2013 with an altogether more FFS-friendly line-up. Eleven open-air concerts will be held during July in the building’s stunning courtyard, a use which beats their winter ice rink hands down, in…