To many British folkies, it may seem as though Cleo T has suddenly burst on to the avant-folk scene in a shower of glitter, silk and French perfume. But this Italian-French demoiselle has been performing her intoxicating brand of Parisian-infused,…
For Folk’s Sake are proud to present an exclusive session with the lovely Robert Ellis. Following the recent release of his second album ‘The Lights From The Chemical Plant’, we teamed up to film Mr. Ellis in the incredible Gibson…
Hello, please introduce yourself and your music to the uninitiated. Hello, my name is Andrea Tomasi. Lately I have been thinking about my music as a reorientation of energy. I will feel a certain energy, and need a way to…
At the end of last year we heard Aussie artist Courtney Barnett’s brilliantly witty, autobiographical number ‘Avant Gardener’ and couldn’t keep ourselves from hunting her down and finding out what we could. Unsurprisingly, having heard her woozy guitar riffs, frank…
Hello, please introduce yourself and your music to the uninitiated. Rach: We are Stylusboy, a folkish pop duo from Coventry! Steve: People have compared us to The Civil Wars, Lady Antebellum and The Swell Season. We have been around for…
Laura McGarrigle, or Gaze is Ghost, is an Irish singer-songwriter based in Cambridge, by way of Paris, India and Sweden. A crafter of beautiful, multi-instrumental, genre-blending folk, she reminds us of French innovator Camille, or experimental composer Sasha Siem. We…
Sometimes a CD wings its way through your post box that makes you stop and listen. Like – really stop and listen. Johanna Glaza’s debut EP, Silence is Kind – delightfully wrapped in layers of thick paper and lace – is one…
We were so blown away when we heard The Drink’s ‘At The Weekend‘ a few weeks back that we just had to make it our Song of the Day immediately – despite the fact we knew nothing whatsoever about the…
For Folk’s Sake are proud to present an exclusive session with the one and only Nathaniel Rateliff. In timely course, with the imminent release of his second album ‘Falling Faster Than You Can Run‘ (Mod Y Vi Records, Nathaniel kindly…
The Pollyanna Band is a collaboration between Polly Paulusma and Annie Dressner or, we prefer to think of them, ‘a coming together of two titans.’ Make them your favourite new band of 2014. Hello, please introduce yourself and your music…