Finland’s Sansa blends a whole heap of different sounds on her new album Savior, which you can hear below ahead of its release on May 14. Folk, pop and electronica collide on an album produced by long-time collaborator Janne Oinas,…
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Competition | Win tickets for Jim White gigs across the UK
Southern goth Jim White, now one of Americana’s elder statesmen, released his fifth studio album Where It Hits You earlier this year to a further rash of glowing reviews. In June, he will head across to the UK to play…
Record Store Day | RSD 2012 easily the biggest yet
This FFS scribe is still trying to get back on a vaguely regular sleep patten following an all-nighter outside Piccadilly Records but already some of the figures are in for Record Store Day 2012 and it proved to be comfortably…
Album stream | Orangefarben by Sea of Bees
Sea of Bees – Jules Baenziger and Amber Padget – have been one of our favourite bands for a while. Their strange and beautiful debut Songs for the Ravens has been played to death at FFS HQ, so we’ve been waiting with bated breath for…
Competition | Win tickets to see Rachel Sermanni in London
We’ve got a pair of tickets to give away to see the simply lovely Rachel Sermanni live at the Lexington in London this Thursday April 19th. To be in with a chance of winning, just email* competitions [at] forfolkssake [dot]…
News | Rufus Wainwright announces autumn UK Tour
Rufus Wainwright has announced dates for an upcoming UK tour of his new album Out of the Game (due for release 23rd April), his first tour with the band since 2008’s Release the Stars tour. The album, produced by Mark…
News | London’s See Hear Club is back
Good news for Londoners. The city’s finest music and film night the See Hear Club is back with a series of summer shows. Starting in May, there are shows lined up for Mariee Sioux, Rozi Plain and Eyes & No…
News | Mumford & Sons announce UK shows
Mumford & Sons have announced a string of UK shows, some with a festival feel. The ‘Gentlemen of the Road Stopover…’ shows are Greenhead Park, Huddlesfield on 2 June (with Michael Kiwanuka, Willy Mason, Nathaniel Rateliff and The Correspondents)and Salthill…
Download | Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros return with ‘Man on Fire’
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros will return next month with sophomore album Here, the follow-up to the triumphant Up From Below, and they’re previewing it by offering opening track ‘Man On Fire’ as a free download. The new album…
News | Cambridge Folk Festival Announces Additions to 2012 Line-Up
Following on from our previous announcement regarding this year’s Cambridge Folk Festival line-up, we’re increasingly pleased with the way that 2012 is shaping up, and it’s not even finished yet. The big, warm, fuzzy Mummy of fiddle-led festivals will take…