With her hooded cloak, long hair and slow rocking back and forth, Rachel from Ebsen and the Witch does a good job of living up to the band name. During their set, the bass drum takes centre stage and at…
Author: For Folk's Sake
Live: The Rural Alberta Advantage @ The Lexington
The RAA play with one foot in their hometown with songs rooted in a place far from the Islington pub in which they performed on Tuesday. Their music is as much about love, longing for a place, and the feeling…
Live: Darwin Deez @ Koko, London
“What’s your name and where do you come from?” is an elementary question extended upon a maiden encounter. It also seems like a solid foundation for unpicking tonight’s protagonists. “Darwin Deez” you say? Right, well that rolls off the tongue…
Album: Nina Nastasia – Outlaster
Hollywood-born Nina Nastasia has been around for a decade now but Outlaster marks something of a comeback for her, being her first album since 2007. Nine Nastasia’s name should be around rather more in the near future, however, with a…
Album: Junkboy – Koyo
For those familiar with Junkboy‘s previous output, Koyo may come as something of a surprise. Although never a completely full-on krautrock machine, Junkboy, aka brothers Mik and Rich Hanscomb, certainly knew how to get into the teutonic groove. On Koyo,…
The folk fan’s guide to hip-hop
You won’t be surprised to hear that here at FFS, folk is the only music we claim to know anything about, but that doesn’t mean we’re not open to dalliances with another genre or two. We’ve enlisted the help of…
Single: Draw Me Stories — Becomes the Hunted/Oars
Draw Me Stories have a dark, foreboding, mood that infects their music. It’s a quality they share with cult 90’s emo pioneers Sunny Day Real Estate. It also makes for addictive listening. Their new single contains the songs ‘Becomes the…
Live: FFS at Leeds Live
Ali Mason tastes the wonders of Leeds Live for the first time, and describes the experience for FFS’s readers. Bask in the glow of this wonderful May Bank Holiday weekend. On a bright, sunny, May Day morning, I set out…
Stornoway launch album with three Oxford gigs
With their debut album Beachcomber’s Windowsill to be released on May 24th, Stornoway are set to play three special gigs at the A1 Pool Hall in Oxford. They say the night will be “no electricity, no history – just a…
The Leisure Society to play free charity show
The Leisure Society have come over all charitable, not only contributing to an album set up by a childcare charity, but also promoting it with a free daytime show at the Union Chapel. The “child-friendly” Daylight Pyjama Party will be…