In the muddled pathways of the pandemic, the Smoke Fairies looked less at the glass ball, reaching instead for reflecting on lives, loves and losses that formed Carried in Sound. What’s most striking is the way, with the aid of…
“If we started a cult now, would you all join?” It’s funny where a conversation about being stuck in a lift can go, but as Katherine and Jessica sort their tunings for ‘Elevator’, they’re apparently contemplating a new concept for…
By all accounts, Smoke Fairies have been a long-standing For Folk’s Sake favorite. The Chichester duo have featured on our 2016 advent calendar and have been dutifully followed by our own Ian Parker and company since 2012. There’s been much…
We have a little list in our heads – a fantasy wishlist if you like – of all the artists that might one day record a Christmas album. Right now, it’s topped by Richard Hawley. But if you went back…
Last week the Smoke Fairies unveiled the video for ‘Christmas Without A Kiss’, the superb opening track from their alternative Christmas album Wild Winter. We figured this was as good a way as any to remind you all that you…
Welcome to the For Folk’s Sake Advent Calendar! Every day until Christmas we’re going to be bringing you special treats behind each door – with exclusive premieres, free downloads and competition prizes up for grabs. What better way to start…
If you’d asked me a couple of years ago which bands I most wanted to hear tackle a Christmas record, the Smoke Fairies would have been top of the list. There has always been something about their beautiful, ethereal music…
On Monday Smoke Fairies will release their alternative Christmas record Wild Winter, and FFS can bring you a first listen to album track ‘Give And Receive’. Wild Winter is being sold exclusively through Rough Trade, and is available in-store or…
If you were wondering what to get music fans for Christmas this year, wonder no longer. Smoke Fairies have announced they will be releasing Wild Winter, their first Christmas album, on December 8 via Rough Trade’s record stores and download.…
If that ‘difficult second album’ is all about attempting to sustain the success of the first, then the third album should really be called ‘the existential crisis record’ – the one where artists question if this is really what they…