‘Good to see you again, folks!’ read the screens next to stage one on Thursday, the opening evening of 2019’s Cambridge Folk Festival; a not unfounded assumption that audiences return year after year. Thursday night has traditionally been a soft…
Jose Gonzalez is one of those artists you have heard before, whether you know it or not. His songs work their way into daily life and are beautiful little creatures that seem to live and breathe and take on a…
Having sold out two shows at The Scala in London (11th and 12th March 2015), José González has announced a third London headline show, to take place at Shepherd’s Bush Empire on Thursday 28th May. The shows are part of…
José González will release his first solo album in seven years, ‘Vestiges & Claws’ on 16th Feb 2015 via Peacefrog Records. González first charmed his way into the UK’s earshot with the finger-picked folk pop of his 2005 album, Veneer, which has since sold over 430, 000 copies in…
You could hardly accuse Junip of being a prolific band. It’s been a long three years since the release of Fields, without much from the solo projects of individual members in between. Thankfully, when the Swedish trio do take the…
Sparky electro-pop and dance were more dominant than folk at this year’s Bestival, but it’s a cheerful mish-mash where sensitive strumming acts are welcomed (as long as they’re not upset by a soft background thud of drum and bass, as…
After spotting their rather brilliant blog post for FFS, Brian thought he’d ask the lovely folk at Moseley Folk Festival whether they’d put together a playlist to get him all fired up for the festival next September. Brian’s going to…