by Theresa Heath • • Comments Off on Interview | Introducing…Hudson Taylor
Hello, please introduce yourself and your music to the uninitiated. We’re Harry and Alfie Hudson-Taylor, brothers from Dublin, Ireland. We sing and play acoustic folk music with vocal harmonies. Tell us a bit about your latest release? 1. It’s four…
by Ellie Rumbold • • Comments Off on Session + Interview | VIDEO: We Were Evergreen at The Cambridge Folk Festival 2013
The Indie poptronica trio ‘We Were Evergreen’ also featured amongst The Cambridge Folk Festival’s line-up this year. Hailing from Paris, the group blend rhythm loops with some very splendid vocal harmonies, creating something profoundly unique. FFS got a chance to…
by Ellie Rumbold • • Comments Off on Session + Interview | The Ballina Whalers at The Cambridge Folk Festival 2013
FFS certainly consider this trio a dark horse when it comes to performing. With the use of almost no instruments throughout nearly their entire set, The Ballina Whalers sing traditional folk and sea shanty songs, with some of the most…
by Ellie Rumbold • • Comments Off on Interview + Session | VIDEO: Blair Dunlop at The Cambridge Folk Festival 2013
The lovely Blair Dunlop was very kind to give up some time from his weekend’s busy schedule to have a chat with FFS about what he’s been up to. Having won last year’s Horizon Award at the BBC Folk Awards,…
by Theresa Heath • • Comments Off on Interview + Session | VIDEO: JP Cooper at The Cambridge Folk Festival
JP Cooper tells us how chuffed he is to be playing festivals, and sings the beautiful ‘Whenever You Hold Me’ for your listening pleasure. Just lovely. Watch out for more in our series of live interviews at the Cambridge Folk…
by Theresa Heath • • Comments Off on Interview | Introducing….Laki Mera
Somehow, Laki Mera’s rapturously-received debut album, The Proximity Effect, flew under our folktronica radar. Determined not to miss the party the second time, we collared the Glasgow three-piece to get the lowdown on 2013’s most intriguing dream folk outfit and…
by Theresa Heath • • Comments Off on Interview + Session | VIDEO: The Levellers’ Mark Chadwick at the Cambridge Folk Festival
A slightly star-struck FFS talks to the Levellers’ Mark Chadwick at the Cambridge Folk Festival, followed by an acoustic rendition of ‘Truth Is’. Watch out for more in our series of interview videos shot over that weekend!
by Theresa Heath • • Comments Off on Interview | Alela Diane – In The Thick Of It
After a tumultuous year in which she split from husband and sometime band member, Tom Bevitori, got dropped from her record label, found new love and is now expecting her first child, Alela Diane might have been forgiven for taking…
by Theresa Heath • • Comments Off on Interview | Introducing…Jake Mattison
Sometimes an that EP drops through our mail box here at FFS towers turns out to be a little package of gold. Jake Mattison’s aptly named Golden Friend is one such delivery – an offering of such perfect, understated quality and…
by For Folk's Sake • • Comments Off on Interview | Nathan Ball @ Farr Festival 2013
Tucked away amongst the secluded woodlands of Hertfordshire lies this summer’s best kept secret. Only a stone’s throw from London, Farr Festival is now in it’s third year and provided a refreshing respite from the hot, hustle and bustle of…