Below is our attempt at a comprehensive directory of folk artists currently on Twitter – of course, we aren’t Twitter deities and as such will almost certainly have missed out on certain artists. Let us know if you can think…
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Folked Up: Stephen Thomas on Joni Mitchell’s ‘jibe’ against Bob Dylan
Yes, everything about Bob Dylan is a deception. But, really, are we surprised by this? We shouldn’t be. He has, in his time, been a troubadour, a rock star, a poet and a college drop-out. Dylan is notorious for his early-year interviews, during which he would often give conflicting back stories about his past, and where he came from. Since his origins as an artist and a musician Dylan has never been entirely honest with us.
Editor’s picks… Matthew & the Atlas, Lissie, Gold Sounds, Henry Brill
We come across a lot of great music here at FFS, a lot of which we don’t get to write about in detail straight away, despite it being very lovely. Here are our picks from the past few weeks. Enjoy!…
Local Natives recommend…
Local Natives have got a great community of artists around them in LA. So when we interviewed them, we asked them to suggest bands we should check out. So, we present to you Voxhaul Broadcast, Rumspringa, Fool’s Gold, Foreign Born, Pepper Rabbit, The Growlers and The Union Line.
Blog: Elliot Smith- Lyrical Romantic
“Sometimes I feel like only a cold still life, that fell down here to lay beside you” Folk music has long been the medium of choice for the broken hearted, from Leonard Cohen to Tim Buckley. It should come as…
Folked Up: Stephen Thomas on the line-up for Glastonbury 2010
Glastonbury’s fortieth year has provided possibly the best line-up that the festival has yet managed. The headline acts alone are an impressive mix – regardless of your views on U2 (outdated, irrelevant, pompous, too many silly names) there is no argument that they are anything less than the most successful rock band in the world today. Muse are, supposedly, the greatest live band currently knocking about the place. And of course Stevie Wonder is, well, Stevie Wonder.
The Folk Music Film Club: A Mighty Wind
By making a film centred around the pomposity of folk music, it could be that Guest aimed to poke gentle fun at a genre he loved and, in doing so, shake it free of the shackles of stereotypes that have bound it for too long.
A Folking Good Night’s Blog: Smugglers Records Showcase
March’s A Folking Good Night was a very special one for us, as it featured the best of Smugglers Records. For those in the know this is the home of the sublime Cocos Lovers, who were one of the main…
The Folk Music Film Club: Once
Of all the films that have surrounded themselves with the folk music culture, Once is the logical place to start, because it is Once that best defines the scene as it is today.
FFS’s New Band Review Panel: Shambles Miller
Reviewing Shambles Miller’s debut EP Shambles vs the Dragonwizard Damien Girling “Let’s begin with the most immediately interesting aspect of the music of Shambles Miller, his voice. It’s lovely and expressive Scottish twang draws one in, much the like the…