Laura Marling so beautifully articulates the crispness of Britain’s cold weather in this, her most wintry of songs. This song was released in 2009, but La Marling started playing it the Christmas before. Including at the Communion Christmas Party, a…
More 4 are hosting a folk night this Saturday 7th December with three programmes all about how excellent folk is. Clue: it’s REALLY excellent. Get Folked: The Great Folk Revival A documentary about ALL THE FOLK with interviews and performances…
Here’s a rather lovely performance by FFS favourites Stornoway of their song ‘Waiting on the Clock’. It was recorded at a Sofar Sounds show in London. Sofar Sounds put on secret gigs around the world, usually hosted in people’s homes. Stornoway…
It’s Chriiiiiiiistmaaaaaas! Crack open the mince pies, mull the wine, dig out your festive jumper and settle down with For Folk’s Sake It’s Christmas 2013. Our now traditional festive compilation is available to buy now from www.forfolkssake.bandcamp.com. You can get your…
Arthur Rigby & the Baskervylles release new single Moonlit Stranger today. The 6-piece chamber pop group from Leeds are offering the track up as a free download. See their website for details.
The Moulettes are on tour at the moment, with a final hurrah for their brilliant second album The Bear’s Revenge before they release their third in Spring 2014. The band have put together an free EP of songs from the…
Rick Rack is a melancholy little song about leaving home from Gerry Rafferty’s eponymous 1974 album. Most famous for Baker Street and Stuck in the Middle with You, Rafferty released this collection of his first band Humblebums’ recordings after he’d…
Hello…if you’re new to this blog then welcome, I’m Angie from Patch & The Giant. We host a monthly gig – The Sunday Fete at The Boogaloo – in Highgate, north London where we have been band in residence since…
Film-making fans of the Leisure Society could see their work up on the big screen by making a video for the band’s next single ‘Tearing the Arches Down’. Entries will be judged by award-winning actor and director Paddy Considine, who…
Deck the halls! Ring the bells! We’ve got Christmassy news. Team FFS are delighted to announce the tracklist for For Folk’s Sake It’s Christmas 2013 – and give you a first peek at the artwork, designed by lighthouse-creator Sarah Oxley.…