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…
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…
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,…
The title track from Christmas album alumni Josienne and Ben’s new record, Fire and Fortune is an original composition among an album of old and new songs. A sparsely orchestrated, building track that shows off Josienne’s gorgeous vocals perfectly. If…
Songstress Rachel Sermanni has announced some new gigs she will play in the UK (and Ireland) this coming autumn. Sat 19 Oct Spiegeltent, Paisley Wed 23 Oct …
Mercury-nominated folk musician Seth Lakeman meets a global authority on the genre in a radio documentary to be broadcast this weekend. Izzy Young, 85, has been a leading light in the folk scene since 1957 when he opened the Folklore Center…
Anna Calvi is to release her second album, One Breath, in October. The follow-up to to her self-titled debut, which was nominated for the 2011 Mercury Prize, will be unleashed on Domino on October 7. The release will be celebrated…
You know you’re seriously big time when you get famous actors to be in your videos. So following on from the likes Christopher Walken featuring in Fatboy Slim’s ‘Weapon of Choice‘, Alicia Silverstone and Liv Tyler starring in ‘Crazy‘ by…
There was mixed news for Midlake fans as the band announced the upcoming release of a new album at the same time as confirming the departure of frontman Tim Smith. In a statement on their website, the Texas folksters said…
Nick Mulvey will continue his breakthrough year with a headline UK tour this autumn. Mulvey, who gained attention for his Fever To The Form EP earlier this year, will follow up his support slot on Laura Marling’s tour with with…