Ex-Smog/Bill Callahan backing singer and actor Sarabeth Tucek’s second album Get Well Soon was released last month by Sonic Cathedral. Currently on tour with the Leisure Society, she kindly put fingers to keys to answer FFS’s questions. Hello, please introduce…
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.
Communion album news and exclusive photos
Last summer, the folks at Communion took over the Flowerpot in North London to record a series of sessions with artists including Lissie, Angus & Julia Stone, Matthew & the Atlas, Damien Rice, Sarah Blasko and Ryan O’Reilly. And FFS…
Album: The Leisure Society – Into the Murky Water
Let’s make things clear from the outset: the Leisure Society’s second album is a work of wonder. Like its predecessor, The Sleeper, Into The Murky Water is a collection of beautiful songs, masterfully orchestrated, with smart, wry lyrics. Opening with…
WIN! Two tickets to the Southbank centre’s Great Folk Jukebox this Saturday
This weekend, the Southbank centre is hosting These Lands Are Your Lands – a celebration of traditional music and dance. On Saturday 7th May, members of Bellowhead will become the Southbank Centre’s house band for The Great Folk Jukebox, performing…
For Folk’s Sake interview: The Leisure Society (part 1)
The Leisure Society’s second album Into The Murky Water is out today on Full Time Hobby. Twice Ivor Novello-nominated singer Nick Hemming and keyboard-player and chief harmonist Christian Hardy (who releases solo music as Christian Silva) are the creative force behind the Willkommen band.
For Folk’s Sake interview: The Leisure Society (part 2)
The Leisure Society’s second album Into The Murky Water is out today on Full Time Hobby. Twice Ivor Novello-nominated singer Nick Hemming and keyboard-player and chief harmonist Christian Hardy (who releases solo music as Christian Silva) are the creative force behind the Willkommen band.
Spotlight on: Folie à Deux at Utrophia Project Space
Clara Cowan contacted FFS about her music and art shows held at the Utrophia Project Space near Greenwich. With alumni including Rachael Dadd and Tristram and an upcoming show in a 1950s ice-cream factory featuring Laura Hocking and Mary Hampton,…
10 questions with… Treetop Flyers
Fresh from their recent success at the Glastonbury Emerging Talent competition, Treetop Flyers’ lead vocalist and guitarist Reid Morrison answers our questions.
News: Emily & the Woods reveals new video, and EP launch
A new favourite of ours here at FFS HQ, Emily & the Woods is releasing her second EP ‘Eye to Eye’ on May 4th with a launch party at The North London Tavern, 375 Kilburn High Road. While you wait…
FFS’s pick of the Southbank Centre Festival of Britain
There’s not much lovelier than a stroll along Southbank in the Spring sunshine, so it seems the perfect place for the 4-month long Festival of Britain, starting this month at the Southbank Centre. The festival will feature music of all…