by Ian Parker • • Comments Off on Listen | Exclusive full album stream of Take Berlin’s Schoharie
Your average folk group does not come together by bonding over soul music and hip hop, but then Take Berlin are not your average folk group. Yvonne and Jesse first met back in 2011, forming a musical bond that has…
by For Folk's Sake • • Comments Off on Artist Blog | Joe Innes & The Cavalcade’s German Tour – Gigs, Bratwurst and car accidents
Entry number three in Joe’s tour diary and we find him frightening children (oh, wait, were they howling with laughter instead?), hanging out with the Beatles in light form (see above), and scraping car fenders. Read on… We arrived in…
by For Folk's Sake • • Comments Off on Artist Blog | Laish preps third album
I am very close to completing the third official Laish album. These are my best songs yet and this is the first time I have taken them to a proper studio. I had applied for funding from various places but…
by For Folk's Sake • • Comments Off on Artist Blog | Joe Innes & The Cavalcade’s German Tour – Day One
Yesterday, we caught the ferry from Dover to Dunkirk. Because we’re total squares, and I was worried about hitting any sort of traffic, we arrived at the port a good 3.5 hours early – which meant we caught the earlier…
by For Folk's Sake • • Comments Off on Artist Blog | Benedict Benjamin on how the Everly Brothers help to shape his sound
Benedict Benjamin, aka Ben Rubinstein and formerly of Peggy Sue and Mariner’s Children, is preparing his debut album Night Songs, due for release next month. Listeners to his music – you can hear it yourself below – will recognise among…
by For Folk's Sake • • Comments Off on Artist blog | 11 Alternative Christmas Songs You Have To Hear
Two of our favourite songwriters Joe Innes and Hattie Whitehead are teaming up for a very special Christmas gig in London next week. Joe and Hattie both love music and Christmas and they want to make sure you make the…
by Lynn Roberts • • Comments Off on Guest Blog | Tonight in London The Graphite Set, Andrew Butler and secret special guest
Danny Green is the brains behind Laish an occasional blogger for FFS, he launched London night ‘We Come Alive’ in 2014. Dear readers. We are at the ninth instalment of We Come Alive, the night I have been tirelessly plugging…
by Lynn Roberts • • Comments Off on Blog | We Come Alive – Danny Laish recommends Cymbiant and the Gentle Good
We Come Alive is back for one more show before a two month Summer break. This one is for those of you not at Glastonbury Festival who instead have the opportunity to be in the best pub in London watching…
by Lynn Roberts • • Comments Off on Guest blog | We Come Alive plays host to secret headliner tonight!
Danny Green is the brains behind Laish an occasional blogger for FFS, he launched new London night ‘We Come Alive’ in 2014. Since beginning my delve into the murky world of London gig promoting, I have had an exhilarating journey.…
by For Folk's Sake • • Comments Off on Guest blog | Stu Barter from Left with Pictures on long-awaited new album
Dear FFS readers, The band I play in, Left With Pictures, are playing a very special headline show this Sunday night, at The Harrison, Kings Cross, for the latest instalment of We Come Alive, the monthly intimate music night curated…