The definition of folk music is increasingly hard to pin down in an age of anti-folk and psych-folk and whatever other folk you care to mention. Fling live in simpler times, playing what folk music used to mean: the music…
Author: Ian Parker
Ian is For Folk's Sake's reviews editor. Find him on Twitter @iparky.
FFS New Bands Panel: Chasing Owls
The people behind Edinburgh’s Chasing Owls have been known to us at For Folk’s Sake for a while now, so it was a clear oversight that we’d not, as yet, given them a proper listen. After all, if the likes…
FFS New Bands Panel: Andrew Butler
Andrew Butler says his music is his “mind in musical form”. The wannabe psychologists on our panel went inside to see if it all made sense. Helen True: This fellow writes exquisite, intricate, romantic songs that swoop and soar about…
FFS New Bands Panel: Moths and Leeches
Southwestern group Moths and Leeches is the vehicle for singer-songwriter Matthew Caron. They have a simple philosophy. “We will play for you,” they say. So the panel took them up on the offer to see what they’re all about. Alice…
FFS New Bands Panel: Gypsy & The Wolf
Gypsy & The Wolf caused a minor stir with the release of their The Perfect Rose EP earlier this summer, and now the likes of Gary Moore and and Mark Knopfler are throwing praise their way. So what’s all the…
FFS New Bands Panel: Larsen B
There’s something homely about Larsen B, and we don’t mean their Home Counties background. The debut album, Musketeer, was recorded on a parent’s farm and features the local postman on accordion. But however it was put together, it’s picking up…
FFS New Bands Panel: Georgia Bruce
It doesn’t quite seem believable that emerging London talent Georgia Bruce is still a teenager. So much so we had to send in the panel to make sure it was actually true. Anna Mellor: After only hearing one track by…
Album: The Burns Unit – Side Show
‘Supergroup’ is one of those terms that gets thrown out there all the time. Two or three folks get together from different bands for a side project, and suddenly its a supergroup. Except usually it’s not. Usually it’s not nearly…
FFS New Bands Panel: Evening Chorus
“Two lifelong friends, a chance meeting and a university course-mate, all brought together by a love of tea, biscuits and folk music…” So began Evening Chorus in Cardiff last year. In less than a year, they’ve produced three singles already,…
FFS New Bands Panel: Amatorski
From Gent, Belgium come Amatorski with a subtle sound. Their debut mini-album was met with much acclaim back home, so how did the panel find it? Ben Sunderland: With a smoothed air of sleepy comfort, Amatorski deliver a settled incarnation…