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.

Midlake announce November London date

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FFS has been swooning at Midlake’s recently-released third album The Courage of Others ALL DAY, so what a good time for the news to come that the Texans will come back to the UK in November to play the Roundhouse.

The 5-piece play a quick UK tour this month with sold out shows in Bristol, Manchester and London. There are still tickets left for their Glasgow and Birmingham shows (on 15th and 16th February, both £15), so if you live in one of those places, GET YOUR SKATES ON.

Tickets for the November Roundhouse gig are £19.50 and go on sale at 9am on Friday 5th from Live Nation.

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Rockfeedback launches folk nights

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Our pals over at Rockfeedback have been putting on great folky shows for a while now. The souvenir keyrings FFS has attached to our belongings (Peggy Sue + Local Natives + Curly Hair and First Aid Kit + Blue Roses + Kill it Kid)…

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Album: Get Well Soon – Vexations

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The recurring theme throughout Get Well Soon’s music is a constant contrast between light and dark; good and bad; heaven and hell. The first clue is in the dark connotations behind the bands name, an illness not yet treated, no…

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Video: Mumford and Sons – The Cave

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Mumford and Sons have released the video for their forthcoming single The Cave. The third single from their mega-selling debut album Sigh No More, ‘The Cave’ will be released on March 1st. It was filmed in India, where the lads…

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Single: Liam Frost – Your Hand In Mine (feat. Martha Wainwright)

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‘Your Hand In Mine’ is a hard-hitting track that is interjected with a fantastically infectious barbershop backing vocal from Martha Wainwright. The song’s pelting rhythm pushes it forward, whilst Frost and Wainwright’s combined vocals provide an intoxicating harmony for the…

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Blog: Second Allotment podcast is go!

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We’ve recorded the second Allotment podcast, which features live performances from Alessi’s Ark, Caitlin Rose, Tristram and Joe Innes. As well as a bit of chat about The Allotment and FFS. We don’t claim to be podcast-making experts by any…

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Rachael Dadd Moth in the Motor artists-designed sleeves revealed

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FFS is a little bit lost for words after seeing the stunning range of one-off hand-made vinyl sleeves for Rachael Dadd’s forthcoming mini-album Moth in the Motor, which have been unveiled by Broken Sound Music. The vinyl release includes a…

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Album: Broadcast 2000

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Gemma Hampson says: “Broadcast 2000 is a fitting name for this London-based indie-folk what not. Although it’s the first full-length album from the group, it will most definitely not be the first time you have heard them. Even without the discovery of their 2008-released EP ‘Building Blocks’, their sound is getting around. A film here (Yes Man), a soap there (Hollyoaks), even an ad blasted into every front room in the land.”

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Communion to release compilation album featuring Mumford & Sons, Alessi + Australian show

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Communion, the London, Leeds and Brighton clubnight run by Ben Lovett of Mumford and Sons and Kev Jones, formerly of Cherbourg, will be releasing a 21-track compilation CD featuring Mumford and Sons, Johnny Flynn, Broadcast 2000, Alessi’s Ark and Jay…

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Album: Andrew Vincent – Rotten Pear

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Jonathan Wilson writes… “As a reviewer it’s all too easy to dismiss solo acoustic artists as ‘just another one of those singer/songwriter fellows’ and upon first listening to Rotten Pear I fell straight into that trap. Who is Andrew Vincent, what’s he on about and if I’m honest why should I even care, why would anybody care? After all, he’s just another man singing about the same old stuff – “I don’t want nobody else/No, I want you” for example. Not yet ready to tackle the banality of another singer/songwriter I switched off the record player and switched on the ever-so-slightly less mind-numbingly inane Hollyoaks omnibus.”

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