When Zoe Nicol and Rosie Jones jetted off to Nashville in September 2015 having only written half the album they intended to record when they got there, you might – as Rosie put it – have thought them “a bit…
Good grief! It’s Christmas Eve. May even the smallest sapling turn into a beautiful tree, and may you discover the true meaning of Christmas through your friends (and a five-cent psychiatric booth). From all of us at For Folk’s Sake,…
We’re really nearly there. Father Christmas has only one day left to get all those presents ready. Assuming you believe in Father Christmas. We were on the fence, until Hannah Peel made a compelling case with the help of her…
Corb Lund, a man known for his distinctive take on country music, didn’t cut any corners when coming up with his own Christmas tune a couple of years ago, as evidenced by the lavish video that comes with it.
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…
So far in this calendar we’d had a track from three of the four FFS Christmas albums, so let’s finish the set with a pick from 2012. Once again, it’s hard to separate the many wonderful contributions we received, so…
Mi Mye – once the solo project of Jamie Lockhart but now a much bigger project based out of Wakefield – have treated us to a wonderful wee festive tune in the shape of this here ‘I’m Dreaming of a…’,…
If you’re in need of an alternative Christmas record, look no further than Gruff Rhys’ 2011 Atheist Xmas EP, because it doesn’t get more alternative than this. We’ll leave ‘Slashed Wrists This Christmas’ for another day, but here’s a live…
Having decided that 2011’s A Very She & Him Christmas wasn’t already wonderful enough, M. Ward and Zooey have treated us to a second seasonal delight this year. Another set of festive classics get their trademark touch on Christmas Party,…
There’s plenty to look forward to about 2017, not least that it won’t be 2016. But for fans of a certain brand of alt-country, news that the Old 97’s are to release their 11th studio album in February – just…