AMAZING. The whole thing is available to stream. If you like it, buy it. It’s for charity… Beautiful Star // The Songs of Odetta Holmes by Stayloose
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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…
Rediscovering Mumford and Sons
After months of bigging up one of FFS’s earliest interviewees, Mumford and Sons, I had my love for the West London foursome tested by a series of well-written but harsh reviews from the music press, some of which struck an…
Olly the Octopus Christmas Single
The manliest man in folk is to release a Christmas single which isn’t that Christmassy but does have a great video. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqz_i_AE8Ps]
An artist a day
Inspired by comedian Josie Long’s One Hundred Days project I will be listening to and reviewing one new band a day for 100 days from 1st December. It could be just from their myspace, or a single album or EP…
Cocos Lovers in a pub
What could be better than a lovely bit of acoustic folk in a country pub on a winters evening? Nothing? We agree… feast your eyes: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTo5XFdECBk] The band say: ?”We will be at the Enterprise, Camden headlining a Folking Good…
Stornaway and Beth Jeans Houghton tour
A couple of FFS favourites are heading out on a UK tour together, curated by the intriguing types at twisted folk. See the poster for deeeets. www.bethjeanshoughton.co.uk www.myspace.com/stornoway
The Shins but not
Yesterday, while searching for the Shins album Oh, Inverted World on Spotify in order to help FFS’s resident owl Brian make his weekly playlist (he doesn’t have opposable thumbs, which makes computer-use tricky, you see) I discovered this: Pickin’ On…
Maryland on Balcony TV
Here’s God’s Gift to the Gunshy from Londoners Maryland.
Video: Lisa Mitchell – Coin Laundry (featuring Johnny Flynn)
Coin Laundry is Lisa’s second single from her forthcoming album Wonder. Some people will listen to this song and instantly love it – others may go hmmm, I don’t get it. Well, if you didn’t like this song the first time…