FFS favourite Devon Sproule is currently on a jaunt around the UK (her brilliant blog continues over on devonsproule.com) playing her new album Colours, which she made with Nova Scotian songwriter Mike O’Neill. Here she is with band member Thom…
We’re delighted to announce our 5th birthday party on 9th November in London. We’re looking forward to performances from our favourite folkies Worry Dolls and Gerard & the Watchmen and we’ll dance the night away with Hey DJs! And, as…
It’s Paul Simon’s birthday today so we asked some of our favourite bands to pick their favourite of his songs: Worry Dolls: American Tune Dave Gerard: Graceland Sophie Jamieson and Patch & the Giant guitarist/banjo player Liam Hoflay: Call Me…
Long time FFS favourites Peggy Sue have announced a new album Choir of Echoes to be released on January 28 on Yep Roc Records. Rosa, Katy and Olly explained: “Choir of Echoes is an album about singing. About losing your…
A crowd of us from FFS were at York Hall last night, watching once-shy Laura Marling give an assured, visceral performance. As well as perfect renditions from Once I Was An Eagle and playful versions of Ghosts and Alas I…
Here’s To Kill a King with their friends from the excellent Keston Cobblers Club performing ‘Ain’t Ever Coming Home’. The To Kill a King chaps are mighty busy. Their album is out on 7th October, they’re about to go on tour…
You can now hear Johnny Flynn’s new record Country Mile, which is due for release on 30th September, below in its entirety. Johnny will be off on tour in support of the album next month, with a smattering of free…
Patch and the Giant are a harmonising, foot-stomping, roof-raising seven piece folk band based in London. They run monthly shows at the Boogaloo in Highgate, North London, which always have fabulous line-ups. Not wanting to miss the chance to discover some great new music, we’ve asked Angie from the band to tell us a bit more about the artists playing this Sunday 29th.
How could we choose anything other than Noah & the Whale’s ‘5 Years Time’ as our song of the day on this our fifth birthday? It’s a brilliant song with a brilliant video, and Noah & the Whale were one…
For Folk’s Sake is five years old today.
And to celebrate we’re delighted to reveal our new design, from our talented friend Sarah Oxley. We think it’s beautiful, and we hope you do too.
Please indulge us while we take a look at the best of the past five years. And say a HUGE thank you to the editors, writers, photographers and musicians without which this site wouldn’t exist.
Here’s to the next five years!
Team FFS x