Here at For Folk’s Sake we’ve been waiting for a new Blue Roses album pretty much since the day the first one was released in 2009. Well, the wait goes on, but Laura Groves fans have some new music to…
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News | Anais Mitchell announces London show
Anais Mitchell took to facebook today to announce a gig at London’s Cecil Sharp House, showcasing material from her forthcoming album of traditional folk songs. The Vermont singer told FFS in a recent interview that she would be releasing a…
News | Civil Wars halt tour
The Civil Wars have scrapped the remainder of their European tour amid what the band describe as “internal discord and irreconcilable differences of ambition”. With no indication of what was to come, Joy Williams and John Paul White played a…
News | Folkroom release Anthology Two
Folkroom Records have released their second record, titled Anthology Two. The album features eleven especially-recorded tracks from the likes of Lucy Cait, Ellie Rumbold, Andrew Butler, Worry Dolls, Herons!, Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker, Zoe Wren, The Moon, The Son &…
News | Catherine Feeny brings Occupy Wall Street album tour to UK
American folk singer Catherine Feeny is currently touring the UK promoting her 4th Studio album America. The record draws inspiration from her participation in and consequent arrest at the Occupy Wall Street demonstration protests, giving her latest album a political…
News | Joyce the Librarian head out on tour
This is an exciting few days for Joyce The Librarian. With the Bristol quartet’s debut album ‘They May Put Land Between Us’ out on Monday, the band hit the road today for an accompanying tour, beginning tonight in Cardiff. We…
Competition | Win a Sandy Denny goodies
This week saw the release of Sandy Denny – The Notes & The Music – A Collection of Demos and Rarities, a four-CD box set celebrating some of the lesser known works of one of the UK’s best-loved folk singers.…
News | Eels line up 10th album
More than 15 years after they first burst on to the scene with ‘Novocaine For The Soul’, Eels show no sign of sputtering out. Mark ‘E’ Everett has announced the band’s 10th studio album ‘Wonderful, Glorious’ will be released on…
Track-by-track | Shel – Shel
From up on high in Fort Collins, Colorado come SHEL, four sisters who have taken their classical training on piano, violin, harp and mandolin and put it to use to create their own brand of folk-pop. Almost a decade of…
Pictures | For Folk’s Sake presents Hush @ The Royal Albert Hall
On Saturday night, For Folk’s Sake had the pleasure of hosting Hush, a fantastic night of music in the Royal Albert Hall’s Elgar Room. A sell-out crowd enjoyed performances from Mary Epworth, Gerard & The Watchmen and Joe Innes in…