Taylor Swift will play folk legend Joni Mitchell in an upcoming feature film according to a Marie Claire article reposted on jonimitchell.com. The adaptation of the book ‘Girls Like Us’ by Sheila Weller, covers the lives and careers of music icons…
Today is Joni Mitchell’s 70th birthday and we couldn’t let the occasion pass without reminding you of one of the most wonderful songs by the mother of contemporary folk music. We love love love Joni at FFS. Have a look…
Joni Mitchell joins the New York Times’ chief pop music critic Jon Pareles at the Lumninato Festival in Toronto.
Folk legend Joni Mitchell has given a rare interview to Canadian TV station CBC. Joni invited CBC journalist Jian Ghomeshi to her home in Bel Air. It’s an incredibly rich interview, which touches on some of her most famous songs,…
– – Before Clouds, Blue, or Ladies of the Canyon Joni Mitchell released her David Crosby-produced first album Song to a Seagull. Joni recorded the album in 1967 when she was 24 and released in ’68. It might have been…
When sister site of the Yellow Bird Project, analog.am approached us and asked us if we’d like to pick our favourite albums for an FFS-themed vinyl shelf, it was a foregone conclusion. There is nothing Team FFS likes more than…
Rae Morris is a 19-year-old musician from Blackpool (UK), and team FFS reckon she’ll be next to hit UK’s ‘big things’. With Rae’s genius voice, she combines powerful lyrics with sublime, simple piano melodies to create a unique musical style.…
For Folk’s Sake ‘Writes Songs Joni Mitchell Would Be Proud Of’ Award Who’s would you say is the best songwriter around today? The excellent folk at Now Playing are hosting the 6music blog awards, and we’re jolly excited to be…
We play tracks from The Leisure Society, Fleet Foxes, Joni Mitchell and Jackson Browne, and FFS’s reviews editor Ian Parker calls in for a chat about the best new albums. There’s also two tracks from Brian’s mixtape: Imitation & Flattery,…
After a break for Coffee and Cake, Brian’s back on his musical tour of the U.S.A., this time touring around the great state of California. Home to surfer bums, angels and oranges, California has more than its fair share of lovely…