The enchanting Alessi’s Ark will headline a concert in aid of leukemia charity The Anthony Nolan Trust. The gig on 28th January will be held at London’s Union Chapel and will feature support from FFS favourites West Londoners Treetop Flyers and the…
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.
Album: Nancy Elizabeth – Wrought Iron
There’s about a billion different ways to approach the classification of music, ranging from the very obvious to the really quite useless. On the former’s front, one might choose to classify their music by genres – rock, pop, classical and folk,…
WIN: A pair of tickets to Shhh… feat David Thomas Broughton, Sam Amidon, Dan Michaelson & the Coastguards
There’s nothing better than a gig with a quiet audience where you get to hear great music without any blutered punters inspiring homicidal notions you didn’t know you were capable of. Well the lovely chaps at The Line of Best…
Left With Pictures announce new project
Never content to rest on their laurels, Left With Pictures have set themselves a mammoth task for 2010. Their new project, In Time, will be the work of a whole year, with the boys writing, recording and releasing one song…
EP: Lightspeed Champion – Marlene
Lightspeed Champion, AKA Dev Hynes, is always giving. Not only has he given his fans an amazing debut album, but he’s also supplied various EPs, cover sessions and free demos through the years. In preparation for his second album, Life…
Album: Field Music’s (Measure)
Field Music’s (Measure) is one of those releases at the start of a musical new year that come out quietly though deserve to erupt like foam does on a bathtub. Being such a kaleidoscope of textures and such a versatile…
FFS Interview: Local Natives
Local Natives are playing a sold out show at Hoxton Bar and Grill tonight. Then they’ll be jetting off around Europe before returning to the UK for a tour in February. FFS chatted to the LA 5-piece about their incredible debut Gorilla Manor last time they were in the UK, and what utter gents they were.
Laura Marling to release TWO albums this year + new Devil’s Spoke video
Oh my goodness, we couldn’t be more excited to announce that the wonderful Laura Marling will be releasing not one but TWO albums for our listening pleasure this year. The first of the two ‘I Speak Because I Can’ is…
Album: The Watson Twins – Talking To You, Talking To Me
After making their name in folk circles by providing the soulful harmonies behind Jenny Lewis’s country tales on Rabbit Fur Coat, The Watson Twins have inexplicably ventured down that treacherous path called ‘easy listening’ on this, their second full-length album. Their…
Fanfarlo to support Mumford and Sons + headline UK tour + new single + instore tomorrow
Fanfarlo have announced they are to support Mumford and Sons on their sold out upcoming tour as well as a headline tour with support from Tom Waits’ ex-babysitter, Jesca Hoop. The Swedish/British string-lovers released their self-released debut album Reservoir last…