After cancelling the first four dates of her tour in Spain and France, due to the ashes of Eyjafjallajokull, the Luminaire (Kilburn, London) was the 1st stop of Basia Bulat’s European Tour, a tour that, after the UK, will take…
Author: For Folk's Sake
Live: FFS @ The Camden Crawl
FFS’s Chris Gent moseyed on down to the Camden Crawl for the May bank holiday weekend. Here, he provides his impressions of three folk-tastic bands for your esteemed consideration. Kurran and the Wolfnotes @ The Enterprise Kurran and the Wolfnotes…
Album: Pearly Gate Music – Pearly Gate Music
Zach Tillman, the man behind Pearly Gate Music, is the brother of Fleet Foxes drummer Josh Tillman. There are two reasons why it’s best to mention this up front, I think, rather than dance around it. Firstly, Josh’s name is…
Live: Efterklang @ The Black Box, Dublin
As far as concert venues in Belfast go, The Black Box is definitely one of the nicer ones. Gracefully skimming the line between rowdy, leery pub and wanker-infested bohemian dive, it’s a blessed haven where you won’t be immediately saturated…
Album: Harper Simon – Harper Simon
Harper Simon’s first album, Harper Simon is so good on paper that it would have to work pretty hard to be bad. Ten tunes squeezed into half an hour of music – always a good omen, some of Nashville’s canniest…
Live: King Charles at Hoxton Bar & Kitchen 12/04/10
Monday 12th April at the Hoxton Bar and kitchen I stood amongst the crowd, in the sold out venue gazing expectantly over a field of heads towards the stage. The room was absolutely buzzing with excitement and as King Charles…
Blog: Elliot Smith- Lyrical Romantic
“Sometimes I feel like only a cold still life, that fell down here to lay beside you” Folk music has long been the medium of choice for the broken hearted, from Leonard Cohen to Tim Buckley. It should come as…
EP: Matthew & the Atlas — To the North
For Folks’ Sake DJs are supporting the To the North EP launch at the Lexington on 14th April, so perhaps I have to be a bit careful about what I say here, but luckily it’s not going to be a…
Album: Peggy Sue – Fossils & Other Phantoms
Peggy Sue have concocted a heady mixture of blues, rock and doo-wap leanings within their debut album Fossils and Other Phantoms. Opener ‘Yo Mama’ has brilliant impact. The title suggests something whimsical and gaudy, but instead the listener is met…
EP: Adelaide’s Cape – Last Sleep in Albion EP
Listening to Last Sleep in Albion you can tell the band has developed, especially in confidence. The production and general sound of the EP has more depth than earlier demos, at the same time keeping a folksy integrity. Opener ‘This…