Texas Cannonballs officially came together in 2011 via the notorious blues spot in the SouthWest of France, Bar Chez Dan. Consisting of Hector, Chris, Preston and Jim, these guys are musical legends in their own right. Having all played along…
Hidden in the depths of a valley in the Brecon Beacons lies one of the world’s best-kept secrets. Greenman Festival celebrated its tenth year anniversary, and served to be, yet again, one of the best festivals I have undoubtedly ever been to.
The Indie poptronica trio ‘We Were Evergreen’ also featured amongst The Cambridge Folk Festival’s line-up this year. Hailing from Paris, the group blend rhythm loops with some very splendid vocal harmonies, creating something profoundly unique. FFS got a chance to…
FFS certainly consider this trio a dark horse when it comes to performing. With the use of almost no instruments throughout nearly their entire set, The Ballina Whalers sing traditional folk and sea shanty songs, with some of the most…
The lovely Blair Dunlop was very kind to give up some time from his weekend’s busy schedule to have a chat with FFS about what he’s been up to. Having won last year’s Horizon Award at the BBC Folk Awards,…
Following what-is-to-be a spectacular Thursday, Cambridge Folk festival have not stopped there. Oh no. Friday brings us yet another spoiling day of musical fancies, ranging from trad, to contemporary, to country, to electric. Brace yourselves for another excellent lineup… The…
With music played solidly right through From Thursday to Monday, this year’s Cambridge Folk Festival will certainly not cease to tickle those musical taste buds of yours. Thursday brings us a lovely array of artists performing at both stages as well…
The splendid Watch Listen Tell have just released a lovely new film of Laura Marling performing ‘I Was an Eagle’, a track off her new album ‘Once I Was An Eagle‘. The video was filmed in a sunny little park,…
Bushstock festival returns for a third year in the heart of Shepard’s Bush, West London. This year offers up a pletitude of acts including Sivu, Thumpers and Roo Panes all performing across four venues. Bushstock was set up…
Jack Burrell writes sincere and hauntingly beautiful music from his hometown in Cambridge, and contacted FFS a while ago with a bunch of his songs. We absolutely fell in love with what he’s done, and the song I’ve chosen of…