Volcano Choir’s Repave is a beautiful album, not to be taken as a collection of songs, rather to be enjoyed as one piece of music in its entirety. That said, I felt like I only understood the power in the…
Album | Volcano Choir – Repave
Author: For Folk's Sake
Album | Chelsea Wolfe – Pain Is Beauty
Upon hearing Pain is Beauty for the first time, even before reading in Chelsea Wolfe’s website bio that her third studio album is ‘a self-described love letter to nature’, it was clear that the essence resonating most strongly throughout is…
Album | Lucy Ward – Single Flame
From the first drum beat Single Flame creates an intense ambience reminiscent of an emerging Florence + the Machine, using her voice as the primary instrument Lucy Ward entrances the listener with epic and satirical lyrics. The power behind ‘I…
Album | Laura Veirs – Warp & Weft
The ninth studio album by the Oregon veteran marks a return to more conventional material after 2011’s Tumble Bee: Laura Veirs Sings Folk Songs for Children. If that project seemed a surprising departure for “Two Beers Veirs”, this rock-tinged set…
Album | The Lunchtime Sardine Club – Icecapades
Icecapades, the debut album from The Lunchtime Sardine Club, pseudonym of Brighton musician Oliver Newton, comprises an intriguing array of songs and moods. The album was home-recorded over a year and a half, and right from the first, Newton reveals…
Album | Tess of the Circle – Thorns
After debut album Magpie Tess Jones returns with a new band of musicians, The Circle, in tow. Together they create a bigger, heavier rock sound that still has one eye on folk music. From the opening seconds of first track…
News | Caitlin Rose: new single and UK tour anounced
Caitlin Rose’s has announced a new single “Waitin’”. The track is taken from her second album The Stand-in, which was released earlier in the year. The tune, with Caitlin’s signature fresh country voice, will be released on the 16th of September. [soundcloud…
News | Rachel Sermanni Announces UK Tour Dates
Songstress Rachel Sermanni has announced some new gigs she will play in the UK (and Ireland) this coming autumn. Sat 19 Oct Spiegeltent, Paisley Wed 23 Oct …
Interview | Nathan Ball @ Farr Festival 2013
Tucked away amongst the secluded woodlands of Hertfordshire lies this summer’s best kept secret. Only a stone’s throw from London, Farr Festival is now in it’s third year and provided a refreshing respite from the hot, hustle and bustle of…
Album | Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker – Fire & Fortune
What does it take to redirect the trends of culture? Is it money, or is it love? Was mankind tuned into disco, to apocalyptic movies? Or were they tuned into us? These are big questions. These are big, pretentious questions…