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.

[Hundred Bands] 2: AVI Buffalo

AVI Buffalo is Avigdor Zahner-Isenberg. An 18 year old singer songwriter from Long Beach California who describes himself on his myspace as an alternative/southern rock. Their music has the same sunshiney tinny sheen as the polyphonic spree. It sounds like California sunshine,…

[Hundred Bands] 1: Jonna Lee

Album: This is Jonna Lee (spotify) Spotify recommends Swede Jonna Lee for fans of Laura Maring… I’m a pretty big one, so I thought I’d check her out. On first listen Jonna has a nice voice, and some melodic songs,…

Laura Marling's Christmas song: Goodbye England

This song is beautiful. Some kind (and a bit illegal) person has yoinked the music, stuck it over a way old photo of Laura and put it up on YouTube. [Youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGot7yoKyg8]

Jay Jay Pistolet offers 25-track ‘Goodbye CD’

Justin Hayward-Young, who has hung up the moniker Jay Jay Pistolet in favour of a mysterious new musical direction, is selling a 25-track album of JJP recordings for £5 through his MySpace.

He said: “Loads of people have been asking for CDs… think of it as a leaving present. Lots of old, new and unreleased tracks.”

Tristram

We’re very excited to have Tristram playing at The Allotment on 1st December (along with Caitlin Rose and Joe Innes – click on those links to stream their latest releases in full FREE – I love Bandcamp!). Tristram’s just back…

On the blog: Mumford and Sons, Olly the Octopus, Coco Lovers, Tristram, The Shins

Tristram’s video by Anika in London… Why some bands should CHEER UP… Rediscovering Mumford and Sons… Olly the Octopus is calling hippies to arms this Christmas… We pledge to review one new artist a day… Coco Lovers warm up a winter evening… A Bluegrass Tribute to the Shins lights up our lives… Maryland play Balcony TV