Along our travels at The Cambridge Folk Festival, team FFS came across a young but considerably talented band. Having asked them to move several times in order to shoot the various artists we’d already booked, we felt it only right…
Hidden in the depths of a valley in the Brecon Beacons lies one of the world’s best-kept secrets. Greenman Festival celebrated its tenth year anniversary, and served to be, yet again, one of the best festivals I have undoubtedly ever been to.
Storytelling’s pretty key to what we like here at FFS, and opting out of words mainly seems like a waste of time that could be spent having your heart broken by Caitlin Rose, or mended by Johnny Flynn. In spite…
FFS often find ourselves moaning about the noise levels at lovely folk gigs where you want to be able to hear nothing but the singer’s voice or a pin dropping, but find yourself shushing those chatting behind you in a…
Watching Johnny Flynn live is a lot like spending the afternoon with your grandma. Take, for example, his confusion when playing a brand new song to ‘more than three people’ for the first time. Upon beginning, a man at the…
By now, you should have your CFF routine down to a fine art. So, baby-wipe yourselves down, rinse your recyclable pint glass and ready yourself for the final day of folk festivities. Continuing with its line-up of emerging talent, the intimate staging…
Saturday promises to be an epic day of established and rising stars from all corners of the globe. Representing Scotland in The Den is folk-country newcomer, Edinburgh native Ross Wilson – AKA Blue Rose Code – who has just…
Following what-is-to-be a spectacular Thursday, Cambridge Folk festival have not stopped there. Oh no. Friday brings us yet another spoiling day of musical fancies, ranging from trad, to contemporary, to country, to electric. Brace yourselves for another excellent lineup… The…
With music played solidly right through From Thursday to Monday, this year’s Cambridge Folk Festival will certainly not cease to tickle those musical taste buds of yours. Thursday brings us a lovely array of artists performing at both stages as well…
Is there a band more simultaneously joyous and mardy than Camera Obscura? We’re yet to find one, especially now that we’ve seen them live and in full gloom. We’ve loved Camera Obscura’s sugar-coated melancholy for a good deal longer than…