Dear readers, You may have suspected that I would jump on the sporting bandwagon and create a playlist around the greatest of all competition anthems, Vangelis’ Chariots of Fire because of the ‘Games’ that people are getting all worked up…
Keston Cobblers’ Club are on a self-appointed mission to ‘heel your soles’. Luckily they’re a great deal better at music than puns, combining truly lovely old-school folk with their classical training, trad jazz and a modern-day quirkiness. FFS has been…
FOR YEARS musicians have claimed in pre-album release interviews to be ‘going back to their roots’, re-discovering their heritage and casting off the shackles of show-business, insisting it’s ‘all about the music.’ More often than not this is simply PR…
Tales From The Barrel House is much as you would expect from a Seth Lakeman album. His old folks tales and traditional themes are punctuated by frequent fiddle breaks and often punchy drums. Often minimalist instrumentation allows Lakeman’s strong vocals…
Virtuoso fiddle player Seth Lakeman’s new album ‘Tales from the Barrel House” is an experimental collection of songs inspired by dying trades. Seth said: “I want listeners to feel they are down that mine, or in the barrel house, immersed…
FFS has a pair of tickets to give away for folk stalwart Seth Lakeman’s show at Camden’s Black Heart next Wednesday 12th May. The showcase in the 120-capacity venue will preview songs from Seth’s new LP ‘Hearts & Minds’ to…