Irish songsmith Foy Vance has announced the release of his new record the Melrose EP’ on Communion Records. And FFS can exclusively bring you an acoustic session with Foy playing ‘Into the Fire’ from the new EP. The excellently-jumpered fellow…
Author: Lynn Roberts
Lynn founded For Folk's Sake in 2008. Her favourite artists are Joni Mitchell, The Leisure Society and The Mountain Goats. She plays keyboards in Joe Innes & the Cavalcade.
WIN! | Tickets for Rachel Sermanni at Bush Hall
Rachel Sermanni’s EPs to date have shown her to be a fantastic songwriter of organic-sounding melodies. So we’re excited to hear her debut album Under Mountains, to be released on September 19th. Rachel is celebrating the album’s release with a…
Interview | Thijs Kuijken of I Am Oak
I Am Oak is the band of Utrecht-based musician Thijs Kuijken. We first heard him here at FFS when Lauren Laverne played a track from his new album on 6music. Since then we’ve been smitten – and with a really rounded…
Blog | Not at Green Man Festival?
For those of us who aren’t at Green Man this weekend, we’ve put together a Spotify playlist for you to enjoy from the comfort of your own home. Maybe listen to it in the bath to really bite your thumb…
Free mp3 | H. Hawkline give away Black Domino Box ahead of EP release
Cardiff’s H.Hawkline has announced the release of Black Domino Box EP on 20th August, through the excellent Trash Aesthetics. Once a member of Means Heinz with Sweet Baboo and Cate Le Bon – Huw has roped in his former bandmates…
WIN! | Tickets to Greenbelt festival featuring The Leisure Society and Roddy Woomble
It’s ompetition time, music fans! The nice folk at Greenbelt festival have offered us a pair of tickets to give away to next weekend’s festivities. The line up includes music from The Leisure Society, Roddy Woomble, the Proclaimers, Bellowhead and…
Album | Lianne La Havas – Is Your Love Big Enough
A gorgeous voice, fresh-faced good looks, a trailor load of youthful exuberance and an original songwriter to boot. The myriad of Cowell-sponsored TV talent shows could run for the next hundred years without turning up a little star like Lianne…
News | Free mp3 from Peggy Sue & new album stream
Peggy Sue are celebrating this scorchio weather by giving away a free mp3 of their cover of Heatwave. The song is taken from brilliant new album The Songs of Scorpio Rising. It’s Rough Trade’s album of the week and the…
News | Download free Mountain Goats single from new album Transcendental Youth
Exciting thing! FFS is failing to contain itself because THE MOUNTAIN GOATS are giving away a free single from their new album Transcendental Youth. It’s called ‘Cry For Judas’ and features SpaceBomb Records horns arranged by Matthew E. White. Listen…
News | Get your last-minute tickets to the Cambridge Folk Festival
If you’re free this weekend, team FFS’s advice is to get yourself over to the Cambridge Folk Festival website and snap up their last remaining tickets for this weekend’s event. There are still places for Friday, when you can see…