Glastonbury Festival – a plethora of big names, huge atmospheres and legends bringing back catalogues of hits to crowds reaching tens of thousands. This is what you see on the extensive coverage provided by the BBC over the weekend. What…
Tag: Gerard & the Watchmen
#228 Gerard & the Watchmen – Cureless Love
Our favourite new folkies Gerard & the Watchmen released their brilliant debut album Wooden Castles this week with a triumphant sold-out show at London’s Lexington. Cureless Love is taken from the record and the lovely video was animated and directed by Tim Wheatley…
For Folk’s Sake we’re FIVE: Birthday show in London on 9th November
We’re delighted to announce our 5th birthday party on 9th November in London. We’re looking forward to performances from our favourite folkies Worry Dolls and Gerard & the Watchmen and we’ll dance the night away with Hey DJs! And, as…
Pictures | Joe Innes & The Cavalcade Single Launch @ The Betsey Trotwood, Farringdon (Plus a Free Download)
Joe Innes & The Cavalcade launched their new single ‘Fables‘ with a big bash in Farringdon, inviting FFS favourites Dave Gerard, the Worry Dolls and comedian Malcolm Head along for the party. And of course, given that our editor Lynn…
News | Gerard & the Watchmen UK Tour and free MP3
Good news for fans of good music, FFS favourites Gerard & the Watchmen are heading out on tour this week. To celebrate the band are giving away a free MP3 download ‘Sophia’ to FFS readers. The track’s taken from their…
News | For Folk’s Sake It’s Christmas 2012 – tracklist announced
FFS is delighted to announce the tracklist for our third charity Christmas album, For Folk’s Sake It’s Christmas 2012. We’ve got original songs from the likes of Ellen & the Escapades, Tom Williams (of ‘& the Boat’ fame) and Admiral…
News | Folkroom release Anthology Two
Folkroom Records have released their second record, titled Anthology Two. The album features eleven especially-recorded tracks from the likes of Lucy Cait, Ellie Rumbold, Andrew Butler, Worry Dolls, Herons!, Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker, Zoe Wren, The Moon, The Son &…
News | Catherine Feeny brings Occupy Wall Street album tour to UK
American folk singer Catherine Feeny is currently touring the UK promoting her 4th Studio album America. The record draws inspiration from her participation in and consequent arrest at the Occupy Wall Street demonstration protests, giving her latest album a political…
Blog | For Folk’s Sake on 6 Music’s Now Playing
Tom Robinson and his team kindly invited us to pick some tracks for his Now Playing show tonight. It’s always so exciting to get to work with 6 Music. The station does such a wonderful service for new music, and…
Pictures | For Folk’s Sake presents Hush @ The Royal Albert Hall
On Saturday night, For Folk’s Sake had the pleasure of hosting Hush, a fantastic night of music in the Royal Albert Hall’s Elgar Room. A sell-out crowd enjoyed performances from Mary Epworth, Gerard & The Watchmen and Joe Innes in…