Over the past year and a half, Brett Altman has been honing in on his silky smooth folk-pop stylings. What began as wowing audiences with the tongue-in-cheek summertime love tune ‘Vacancy Signs’ in late 2018 has become an establishment. The…
From the dreamy, confessional indie rock that fills her newest release, Bad Actor, to the bluegrass and old-time roots music that soundtracked her upbringing in small-town Pennsylvania, Jen Starsinic has spent much of her 20s in a whirl of evolution.…
For Kellen of Troy, the concept of pop honors the way the world works in real-time. As this multi-talented singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist knows, creating finely crafted songs that are personal and political keeps alive a tradition that stretches from…
Ella Dawn Jenkins and her harp make quite the team. Ergo, EllaHarp is as fitting a name as any for the San Francisco singer-songwriter’s de facto indie folk project. Meshing elements of blues and pop into her work, Jenkins pushes…
Hailing from Javea, Spain, Happy Freuds has found their footing in the realm of rock’n’roll. Garnering a superfan in the form of Spanish author and poet, Fernando Garcin, the band met Garcin during a concert a couple of years ago.…
Nashville’s Tai Shan is set to release her new album Traveling Show in April. With hints of jazz in her nuanced singing and songwriting – Shan is a serious practitioner of the slightly unexpected chord change, the beguiling harmonic shift – taking the…
By all accounts, Smoke Fairies have been a long-standing For Folk’s Sake favorite. The Chichester duo have featured on our 2016 advent calendar and have been dutifully followed by our own Ian Parker and company since 2012. There’s been much…
When country music changed, so did Stan “Seneko” Olshefski. While folksy Americana still stands as part of the root of Seneko’s work, the Connecticut singer-songwriter has since incorporated elements of striking power pop and jangling rock’n’roll into the fold. His…
Chicago roots band Magical Beasts are at it again. The December release of their EP, Yes, My Love, I am Reaching, topped the 2010s off in style. Juxtaposed against previous releases from the indie outfit, the latest is notably subdued.…
A pensive lyricist and keen composer, the work of Todd Warner Moore is a celebrated favorite at For Folk’s Sake HQ. The Hong Kong-based folk musician and poet has been turning out mindful songwriting in the ilk of Eckhart Tolle…