Day three of the FFS Advent Calendar and we have another competition for you. This week sees the release of The Lingering Effects of Disconnection, the new EP from Daudi Matsiko. If you’ve not heard the music of Matsiko, the…
It’s door number two of the FFS Advent Calendar and we have another special treat for you. There will be plenty more competitions to come, but we want to make sure that everyone gets something out of our calendar –…
Welcome to the For Folk’s Sake Advent Calendar! Every day until Christmas we’re going to be bringing you special treats behind each door – with exclusive premieres, free downloads and competition prizes up for grabs. What better way to start…
If you’d asked me a couple of years ago which bands I most wanted to hear tackle a Christmas record, the Smoke Fairies would have been top of the list. There has always been something about their beautiful, ethereal music…
Snowpoet, the jazz-influenced group led by vocalist Lauren Kinsella and multi-instrumentalist Chris Hyson, are preparing their debut LP for release early next year. Following on from ‘Mermaid’, they are back with another teaser in the form of the touching track…
Earlier this month, Brooklyn-based country-folk duo The Tall Pines released their Fear Is The Devil EP. Showing off their swampy, evocative sound, and the vocals of Connie Lynn – who has already worked with the likes of Charlie Louvin, Norah…
In case anyone hasn’t noticed, Christmas is on its way. If you’ve not started yet, you might want to give some passing thought to your Christmas shopping before you realise its Christmas Eve and the only place still open is…
Kinbom & Kessner – a collaboration between Swedish lap steel guitarist and songwriter Fredrik Kinbom (Sarah Blasko, Gemma Ray, Gurrumul) and German theatre writer/dramaturgist Sonja Kessner – release their debut album Lieder von Liebe und Krieg (which translates as Songs…
Back in 1974 filmmaker Franc Roddam – who would go on to direct Quadrophenia – made a documentary about child arsonist Michael ‘Mini’ Cooper, who at the age of 10 was incarcerated after setting fire to his family home while…
We first heard from the Frisbys – twins Helen and Nicola plus friends – back in 2013 when they released the outstanding Philosolve EP. Now there is good news for fans of their glorious harmonies and sweet, emotive sound as…