Author: Ian Parker

Ian is For Folk's Sake's reviews editor. Find him on Twitter @iparky.

Listen | Caitlin Jemma – Love Notes

Caitlin Jemma’s fourth album sees the Oregon singer step out stylistically as she embraces a sound as big and bold as the feelings in her songwriting. After three largely acoustic records, Love Notes finds Jemma rip through 10 tracks of…

Video premiere | Ralegh Long – Super Blue Moon

Having approached his second album Upwards of Summer as though it would be his last, Ralegh Long has found a new lease of life. He is currently embarked on a series of standalone singles, and the latest instalment is the…

Premiere | IAKO – Paint

Venice-born and London-based, IAKO has a deep appreciation of quiet and loud. On his debut EP he uses a rich blend of folk and ambient sounds to explore the contrasts between the bustling life of the British capital and the…

Video premiere | Panteon – January Keeper (Live Session)

Movement is important to Yvonne Ambrée. Born behind the wall in East Berlin, she knows better than most about the meaning of boundaries and borders. Under the name Panteon, she makes music which aims to break down such barriers, inspired…

Video premiere | Alela Diane – Moves Us Blind

Alela Diane’s fifth record Cusp is her best to date. A touching reflection on motherhood, it tackles the complex topics of family and relationships. It is filled with moments of pure beauty, among them the rumination on the passage of…

Premiere | Linda Vogel – Isis & Osiris

We’ve discovered a new drug. We’re not yet sure of its name, but it’s delivered through the fingers and the voice of harp-extraordinaire Linda Vogel. The Swiss is following up her debut EP with a new single ‘Isis & Osiris’,…

Video Premiere | Ben Noble – Little One (Living Room Session)

Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: a songwriter from the American Midwest who retreated to a cabin to record his debut album. Yeah, you’re probably thinking about Bon Iver right now. But shift your sights from Wisconsin to…

Video Premiere | Kinbom & Kessner – With The Beetles

Kinbom & Kessner did not look too far for the inspiration for ‘With The Beetles’, the title track from their new record due out this summer. In fact, all they did was looked out the window of their Berlin studio,…

Premiere | Ivan Moult – Carried Over Water

Ivan Moult’s Longest Shadow is no ordinary break-up album. It spans the complete arch, from the first spark of romance to the bitter recriminations and pain that comes when it falls apart. Moult tackles all of this with his trademark…

Video premiere | Paul Aiden – Ticket To The Moon

After making his name as half of dance duo Chimes, and working as a songwriter for a string of artists for the likes of Universal, Island and EMI, Paul Aiden has struck out on his own. His first ever release,…