1. Prolific cult band Guided by Voices have announced they are to tour in the US in October and November. Having been enthralled by Roddy Woomble’s stories of GBV’s live show when we interviewed him last year, I’m desperate to…
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.
Laura Marling speaks out about tough India gigs
Twice Mercury-nominated folk star Laura Marling has spoken out about the difficult gigs she played in India on tour with Mumford & Sons. On a mini documentary Goodbye India, now playing on her website, the 20-year-old says: “India was totally…
Laura Veirs lines up UK dates
The marvellous Laura Veirs has announced a smattering of UK dates around her performance a Leicester’s Summer Sundae festival in August. She will play the following dates: Friday 13 August – MANCHESTER – Ruby Lounge (£12) Saturday 14 August –…
Laura Hocking announces boat show in aid of autism charity
Singer-songwriter Laura Hocking is curating and playing a London gig for the charity Hope, which supports people with autism and learning difficulties. She says: “Rock the Boat is a celebration of the contribution adults with autism and other learning difficulties…
Villagers to perform at London’s Old Vic theatre
Fresh from their Mercury Prize nomination Villagers will be performing in the Tunnels at the Old Vic theatre on the 4th and 5th of August. They will be the first ever musicians to play in this newly opened up, quirky…
Album: Avi Buffalo – Avi Buffalo
Avigdor Zahner-Isenberg, or Avi Buffalo to his friends, has brought together his group of young musicians from Long Beach, California, at the tender age of just 18 and they really have created a summer album with a twist. The cheery…
Album: Huw M – Os Mewn Swn
I don’t speak Welsh and have not one inkling of what Huw M’s gentle, warm voice is murmuring throughout Os Mewn Swn. But still, it’s entrancing listening to a stream of what sounds, to the uneducated, like beautiful gibberish, delivered…
Black Cab Sessions host London Cloud Control show tonight
The folk at Black Cab Sessions have announce they are to host a Cloud Control show at the Luminaire tonight (22nd July). The band, who performed their new single Gold Canary for Black Cab Sessions last week, have just finished…
Album: Clogs – The Creatures in the Garden of Lady Walton
How would you define beauty? And what would you consider beautiful? Surely the Garden of Eden represents the epitome of beauty? Humans have developed a view of it in their minds and throughout the years have struggled with weeds to…
Emmy the Great close to finishing second album
The marvellous Emmy the Great has announced she’s nearly finished writing her second album. Emmy – whose debut album First Love was released in February 2009 – has announced that the studio is already booked for album number two. She’s…