Through his debut album, Father (out 9 Oct), Izzy Heltai observes human relationships from dawn to dusk. There’s a special focus on what’s in-between the beginning and end, where the sinew of these complex bonds are woven. It’s a lot…
Steven Hefter, Austin Stahl, and Chris Laun are Reforester. The latest brainchild of three artists who share their fair share of accolades apart from their newest band, Reforester features three singer-songwriters and three-part harmonies. It’s subtle indie rock with folk…
With a new band at her side, Stockholm artist Annamay is more equipped than ever to present the healing tides of her brilliant songwriting to audiences. The songstress has recently released two new singles that highlight this latest musical shift,…
If you caught either of our Catherine Rudie sessions for ‘Everyday Dangers’ and ‘Mobius Kiss’ you’ll have seen Basia Bartz on the violin. Today Basia releases her first solo single, a re-imagining of the Polish folk song ‘A Girl At…
The Rough & Tumble are great innovators. In light of a worldwide pandemic and protests, the Nashville folk duo is still working to unearth nuggets of positivity. Whether it be in an ongoing food blog appropriately titled ‘The Rumbly Tummy’…
Awash in lo-fi reverb and the drone of a synthetic bass, Melissa Bel’s spin on country through ‘Can’t Go Home’ comes in abundantly modern light. At its crescendo, the country-pop tune is set aflame with a searing culmination of organic…
Andrea Magee’s ‘Floating Heart’ is just the kind of music that we need right now, more than ever. Especially in the face of times uncertain, a message of peace in a reminder that everything will be alright in the end…
Society has a tendency of revisiting history. Hauntology excites this fact whilst wearing the mask of a newfound philosophy, rooted in the circular tides of politics and cultural expressions over eras and decades. Then, there are stories of yurei—ghosts—that have…
Last month, For Folk’s Sake readers were introduced to EllaHarp as she took on our ongoing ‘FFS 5’ interview series. Therein, we were given a window to peer into the life of Ella Dawn Jenkins—the woman behind the multifarious folk,…
Arielle Silver’s “Headlights” was made for a time such as this. The uplifting country folk tune is a healthy reminder of breaking our stressors down one moment, one day at a time. Filled with vibrant instrumentation, from the jangle of…