Blue Ridge mountain boy* Jonathan Wilson’s first album Gentle Spirit will be released on 8th August via seemingly infallible UK label Bella Union. Wilson is a songwriter musician and producer who has worked with Elvis Costello and Jackson Browne, who…
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.
Playlist | Bellowhead choose 11 tracks
Brilliant 11-piece Bellowhead have put together an 11-song playlist of their influences and loves. It’s a great mix, from tracks we listen to all the time at FFS HQ, to gems we’d never heard before. We hope you enjoy it…
News | Jeffrey Lewis collaborates with The Sussex Wit and Wave Pics for new album
Jeffrey Lewis has announced the release of his new album ‘A Turn in the Dream-Songs’ on 10th October. Jeff recorded the follow up to 2009’s ‘Em Are I’ in Manchester, and invited friends including Johnny Flynn, Au Revoir Simone, The…
News | Peggy Sue, Sea of Bees to play free London show on Sunday
Bandstand Busking have put together another stonking line-up for a free show at the Northampton Square bandstand in London this Sunday. Peggy Sue, Sea of Bees and Veronica Falls will play the show, which starts at 2pm. There are more…
News | Laura Marling announces UK Cathedral tour and album tracklisting
Laura Marling’s third album A Creature I Don’t Know is set for release on 12th September and she has today announced US and UK tours after its release. Marling and her band will be heading to America for the second…
Blog | Dolly Parton, Seeker Lover Keeper, Rozi Plain…
I’m on a bit of a Dolly Parton kick at the moment. It started with a late night rummage around YouTube looking for clips of her 70s TV variety show Dolly!. And has been made even stronger thanks to an…
Blog | John Darnielle’s top tweets
Two kinds of people in this world: those who would gladly take a bullet for Diana Ross, and unfeeling cyborgs who feast on the innocent…
Look, I don’t know about you, but I’m going to mailorder me some fresh death metal…
So many films fall short because their screenwriters forget to include an evil cult leader character around whom the whole plot revolves…
Picking up a sweet potato, pretending to be answering the phone #hello #youllhavetospeakup #hello…
News | Herman Dune, Peggy Sue, Sam Amidon for Willkommen Foxtrot 2011
Brighton-based collective Willkommen announce line-up for third annual Foxtrot festival held at stately home Stanmer House. Peggy Sue and Alessi’s ark will support headliners Herman Dune, alongside Sam Amidon, Nancy Elizabeth, This is the Kit and Hannah Peel.
Album | Benjamin Francis Leftwich – Last Smoke Before the Snow Storm
In the wake of two EPs, a lovely cover of Arcade Fire’s Rebellion (lies) and a good bit of exposure on Radio One and Six Music it’s true to say that there has been a fair bit of anticipation surrounding…
Album | She Keeps Bees – Dig On
The highlights of the album were the moments that allow singer Jessica Larrabee to her vocals and her lyrics stand-alone and be appreciated. A brilliant example of this is present in the short, closing number, Burn. At first singing accapella before being accompanied by the sparsest of beats from musical partner Andy LaPlant, Larrabee almost challenges you to try and forget her warm, secure vocals and her well-spun tales…