Brett Randell’s Rise EP begins with a soulful, sensuous inflection on one of his most celebrated singles, ‘The Waitress’. Calling to mind a hip folksiness akin to some of Jason Mraz’s early work, the 28-year-old New Yorker commands the stage in…
Andrew Reed’s newest album comes from a personal place, but thematically, it doesn’t at all touch on themes that would be foreign to anybody. It’s simply about life’s journey. Having experienced such tough, rough patches in his time on earth…
A very few records exist that one can describe as “magical” – a very dangerous, double-edged attribute when it comes to music and art, as it can entail the deepest probing of the unconscious as well as the most kitsch,…
With his debut solo album, Toronto-based singer/songwriter Dave Allen establishes himself as a bona fide roots music auteur, transporting us to a place that to our modern perceptions will seem uncomfortably foreign, or conversely, all too real. Listeners previously heard…
‘Sleep Tight’ is not, as the title might suggest, a lullaby. But the latest taste of The Heart Of’s upcoming debut EP is a beautifully tender reflection on those thoughts that you can’t always escape when the lights go out.…
Matthew McNeal’s ‘Weekend’ hits you as perfect drive-time fodder, and for good reason. Though the tune was born out of McNeal jamming with his long-time drummer Andre Black, it was only after he listened back to the off-the-cuff lyrics he…
Gregory Ackerman’s debut album is the culmination of years, if not a lifetime, of work. The 25-year-old has been writing his own songs since leaving his high school band. He designed the artwork while still in college. After a handful…
If indeed there were ghosts writing music, or just listening to it, the ones behind I Was Hoping You’d Pass By Here would the subdued, contemplative, but also inquisitive type one can find in, say, the recent movie ‘A Ghost…
Following the acclaim that they had received with their debut album Comfort Songs, Cloud’s Tyler Taormina and friends are prepping to release their newest effort, Plays With Fire, on 9 March. Prior to this, For Folk’s Sake is proud to present the…
Jazz-folk duo Snowpoet will return with their second album Thought You Knew next week. We’re delighted to bring you the premiere of the second single ‘Love Again’ – a seven-minute earworm of gently fluctuating rhythms. Lauren Kinsella (the Jazz FM…