I am not ashamed of my crush on Johnny Flynn, for he is not only beautiful like an angel but he is hugely talented. I was also not the only one who clapped and wooped as he walked onto the…
Tag: Laura Marling
Laura Marling is an English singer-songwriter, originally from Eversley, Hampshire but now based in LA. Read news, reviews and interviews and find tour dates for Laura Marling on For Folk’s Sake.
Laura Marling and Mumford & Sons nominated for Mercury prize
The undeniably brilliant second album I Speak Because I Can by Laura Marling has been nominated for the Mercury Prize. Mumford and Sons‘s debut Sigh No More has also been nominated, which by our reckoning makes Laura Marling and Marcus…
Editor’s picks… Laura Marling, Broken Sound Music, Wichita, Ödland, Hop Farm disaster
Hello, here’s the second installment of things-that-I-have-found-interesting-recently (pending snappier title). This week I’ve made a decision to go for a Virginia Woolf-style stream of consciousness (either that or I’ve lost my notebook with the things I planned to write about…
Brian’s Mixtape #36: Brian’s been to Glasto
Brian’s been a bit quiet of late, largely because when he gets really excited his wings start quivering and he can’t type. What happened was, he realised it was June and that it was about to be Glastonbury, and his…
Laura Marling and Mumford & Sons announce collaborative EP
It’s no secret that Laura Marling and Mumford & Sons are, well, rather good chums, so in some ways it seems a miracle that this is the first time we have the pleasure of telling you about a full-blown collaboration…
Laura Marling to release a single on Jack White’s record label
White Stripes and Raconteurs frontman Jack White has revealed that he will release a Laura Marling track on his label Third Man Records. The song, which was recorded in White’s Nashville studio while Laura was on tour in the US,…
Editor’s picks… Mountain Man, Laura Marling, Anais Mitchell, Broadcast 2000
Fresh out of journalism school, I started FFS so I’d be able to write about the music I loved. Two years on I’m managing the site more and more and barely getting time to put pen to paper. But so…
Laura Marling and Mumford & Sons announce special shows with Indian folk collective
Laura Marling and Mumford & Sons have announced two special shows with the Rajasthani folk collective that they worked with in Delhi when they toured in India last December. The first show will take place at London’s Roundhouse on 9th…
Laura Marling on Joni Mitchell
We know Joni Mitchell Week was last week, but we’ve just had this submission from one Laura Marling, who’s been busy galavanting all over the States, and we just couldn’t leave it out. Laura’s said on many occasions that Joni’s…
Laura Marling, Beth Orton and Thea Gilmore to play Hay Festival
We all know books are sexy, in which case the annual Hay Festival is likely to get you rather hot under the collar, with the likes of Bill Bryson, Zadie Smith and Tom Stoppard (plus many, many more) gracing the programme. But if you prefer to get…