A slightly star-struck FFS talks to the Levellers’ Mark Chadwick at the Cambridge Folk Festival, followed by an acoustic rendition of ‘Truth Is’. Watch out for more in our series of interview videos shot over that weekend!
With her latest single, ‘Boxer’, Abi Wade lays a military drum beat over her customary voice and ‘cello arrangement, creating a theatrical urgency reminiscent of Florence Welch. The idea that the ‘cello can be a popular music instrument is gaining…
In this remarkably brave video, Sarah Blasko really does give us, er, all of her (with the exception of some small but quite significant areas). The result is a beautifully-shot, confident performance of an equally candid, beautiful song.
After a tumultuous year in which she split from husband and sometime band member, Tom Bevitori, got dropped from her record label, found new love and is now expecting her first child, Alela Diane might have been forgiven for taking…
Sometimes an that EP drops through our mail box here at FFS towers turns out to be a little package of gold. Jake Mattison’s aptly named Golden Friend is one such delivery – an offering of such perfect, understated quality and…
Emily Wells’ debut offering, Mama, is an intriguing thing. A double album, the first disc is a subtle combination of lo-fi hip- hop, sparse electronica and folk, whilst the second reworks these songs into bare, acoustic renditions. With the same…
Saturday promises to be an epic day of established and rising stars from all corners of the globe. Representing Scotland in The Den is folk-country newcomer, Edinburgh native Ross Wilson – AKA Blue Rose Code – who has just…
Over the course of ten years, Norway native and Swedish resident, Ane Brun, has steadily built an impressive musical career. The experimental, theatrical artist has been at the forefront of the recent surge of Scandi folk artists to make serious…
Farao may have only released one single so far but we’re already smitten. ‘Skin’ is everything you’d expect from the burgeoning Scandi folk scene – alternately icy and warm, ever so slightly gothic and perfectly executed. And, as her show…
Behind every great festival is a great person – Glastonbury may have Michael Eavis, but Cambridge Folk Festival has Eddie Barcan. Now Manager and Artistic Director, his involvement began in 1990, since which time the festival has grown into the…