We were very honoured to be invited to takeover part of Tom Robinson’s show on BBC 6 Music tonight. Tom and his team were celebrating Laura Marling’s forthcoming album Once I Was An Eagle with a LM-inspired playlist, and knowing…
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Artist Blog | Dave Pegg blogs week four of Fairport Convention’s UK tour
As the Fairport Convention Wintour comes to a close, Dave Pegg (‘Peggy’ to his friends’) looks back over the highs and lows (not that there really seem to have been many) of the tour, and looks forward to the next…
Artist Blog | Ric Sanders of Fairport Convention blogs week four of their UK tour
Four weeks into their trip around the UK, Ric Sanders gives his perspective on the Fairport tour, paying particular attention to Travelodges, boxes of carrots, and wearing carrier bags on your head. And you thought last week’s blog was strange.…
Artist Blog | Gerry Conway of Fairport Convention blogs Week Three of their UK Tour
The Fairport Convention Tour Blog continues to explore uncharted territory for For Folk’s Sake. Our meanderings in the wonderful world of the Fairport Convention tour bus are taken up by Gerry Conway this week, who treats us to an insight on grown men playing hide and seek, and a rainbow of socks. Obviously.
Artist Blog | Simon Nicol of Fairport Convention blogs week two of their UK Tour
Following on from Chris Leslie’s blog last week, Simon Nicol is treating you all to a frankly astonishing window on the world of the Fairport Convention tour bus. Brace yourselves for restaurant reviews, poorly fingers, and the first photograph of…
Blog | Russell Swallow and the Wolf
Russell Swallow specialises in lovingly-crafted songs pitched somewhere between the romantics of Fleet Foxes, the upbeat poppiness of Patrick Wolf, and the brooding of Nick Drake and Jeff Buckley, with a strong voice and poetic, heartfelt lyrics. Check out ‘Home’…
Artist Blog | Chris Leslie of Fairport Convention blogs the first week of their UK tour
We’re jolly pleased to be playing host to the Fairport Convention 2013 Tour Blog, charting their journey around the fair isles of Great Britain. We’ll be publishing weekly blogs from different members of the band, taking in the sites and sounds of…
Vinyl | Our top albums for analog.am
When sister site of the Yellow Bird Project, analog.am approached us and asked us if we’d like to pick our favourite albums for an FFS-themed vinyl shelf, it was a foregone conclusion. There is nothing Team FFS likes more than…
Artist Blog | Emily Barker talks to Chuck Ragan and Joe Ginsberg
I write this final blog post from Perth, Western Australia. The Revival Tour is now a few weeks behind us all. We said our goodbyes after the Leeds show on 20th November and returned to our respective homes scattered across…
Artist blog | Emily Barker on Jay Malinowski
I write from Manchester. We’re back in the UK now for our final week of shows. We’ve done 26 now and we’re all feeling it. However, due to the spontaneous aspect to the show and the intense feeling of camaraderie…