Even when listening to it, I can never quite figure out how some music manages to be both powerful and terribly delicate at the same time. But however that works, Anchor & The Wolf make it happen on the outstanding…
Author: Ian Parker
Ian is For Folk's Sake's reviews editor. Find him on Twitter @iparky.
Album: Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter – Marble Son
Nothing is rushed in the world of Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter. Their music a world of long, slow, brooding tracks that envelop you in a warm, melancholy sound. And their productivity rate does little to quicken the pulse…
Album: Amy Lashley – Travels of a Homebody
Fans of a more traditional Americana sound should find plenty to like about Amy Lashley’s latest record Travels of a Homebody. Combining blues, country, folk and even a little jazz, Lashley playfully switches between the styles in a manner akin…
Me & My Friends
Leeds’ Me & My Friends have been picking up the kind of support slots of late that catch the eye of websites like ours – Hannah Peel, Jesca Hoop and Alessi’s Ark to name a few. So the New Bands…
New Sounds: Other Lives, Michael Kiwanuka, Pearl and The Beard, Lauren Campbell & The Dusty Figurines
If you’ve had even half an eye on the website of late, you’ll have noticed an absolute ton of reviews. It’s that time of year when the releases come thick and fast ahead of the summer and we’re doing our…
Album: Bella Hardy – Songs Lost And Stolen
Songs Lost And Stolen is a coming of age album for Derbyshire’s Bella Hardy. Her previous two records stuck to folk standards but here she finds the confidence to give us 12 self-written works. And backed by Scottish-Canadian ‘supergroup’ the…
Album: Toy Horses – Toy Horses
Bands come together in many different ways, but the idea of a stepson (Adam Franklin) and a stepfather (Tom Williams) is a new one on me. If this is backstory for the modern age, long may it continue because they…
Mumford & Sons to play gig in aid of AFC Wimbledon
It’s been an amazing year for Mumford & Sons. Over a million copies of Sigh No More have been sold. They’ve received Grammy Award nominations and played live on US network televsion with Bob Dylan. So how do you follow…
Sarabeth Tucek to play Wood Festival
Sarabeth Tucek has been added to the line-up for the Wood Festival, joining the likes of Willy Mason, Eliza Carthy and Treetop Flyers at the Oxfordshire event next month. Also added to the bill are Zeus and Michele Stodart from…
Beth Jeans Houghton (finally) announces debut album + free download
The long wait for a Beth Jeans Houghton album is almost over. Beth has not been heard from since the 2009 EP Hot Toast Volume One (we gave up waiting for Volume Two some time ago) but today emerged to…