Last week, the 123-band shortlist (so not that short) was released (It’s since been whittled down to eight, but let’s not get ahead of ourselves). We at FFS (Lynn, Lois, Helen and I) were delighted to be part of the…
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Editor’s picks… Tallest Man on Earth, The Mountain Goats, This is the Kit, Leisure Society + free MP3s
1.The Tallest Man on Earth‘s 2010 album The Wild Hunt has hardly been off the FFS stereo in the past couple of months. Kristian Matsson is Swedish and of average height with a gift for proper songwriting. There’s no flourishes…
Three Blind Wolves: Tour Video
We’ve got some exclusive footage from Glaswegian fourpiece on their US tour. The band are set to release their mini album ‘Sound of the Storm’ through Communion on 20th March. The lovely noise your can hear playing in the background…
Spark fm’s Poison Oak: The Holy Modal Rounders, Sharon Van Etten, Sea of Bees
It’s radio a go-go round these parts. On Sunday I did my third set of recommendations for the marvellous Poison Oak show on Spark fm. Here’s what I suggested the good folk of Sunderland might like to take a listen…
Editor’s picks… Sibylle Baier, Sharon Van Etten, The Extra Lens, Nancy Elizabeth, Laura Veirs
1. My friend Anika reminded me of the fascinating story of Sibylle Baier recently. Sibylle lived in Germany in the 1970s and wrote and recorded simple, beautifully melodic songs tinged with darkness. But she didn’t release anything – deciding not to…
Blog: FFS on Spark FM’s Poison Oak show
Last Sunday FFS appeared on 107 Spark FM’s Poison Oak show. I called in to talk to the very nice and excellently named Rachael Devine and recommend some artists old and new. I’ll be back on tonight between 7 and…
Blog: Helen’s Album Round-up 2010
When I was an undergraduate we would sometimes play the ‘would you rather…’ game. Andy and Maggie play it in Extras (‘Would you rather be a penguin who’s a bird but can’t fly or a flying fish that’s a fish…
Blog: For Folk’s Sake Radio – if you don’t like lovely, you won’t like this
On Sunday I popped down to London Fields Radio to record the first ever FFS radio show in a cafe against a background of the clatter of crockery and the hum of Hackney-ites chatting. There’ll be a monthly-or-thereabouts show from…
Video: Alessi’s Ark and Rachael Dadd introduce Japan to The Robot
While sat barefooted on the tatami mats in Kyoto’s Cafe Yugue (home to arguably the best bagels in all of Japan. Seriously.), FFS filmed Alessi’s Ark at her first Japanese gig. Alessi was accompanied on a few songs by fellow British folkster…
Quick! Help us name our Christmas album
FFS is producing a Christmas album for Charity. More details will be announced very soon, but right now we’re stuck on a name. And we need one to tell our supertalented designer so he can set about making the coverart.…