At its heart, Americana is a celebration of all of the music that establishes itself as an American foundation. That may be why the genre has since moved on past its “alt. country” etymological roots, given that that description wouldn’t…
Hiss Golden Messenger has seen the light. It rings out of the darkness, borne on the wings of the folk, blues, and gospel tinged music that M.C. Taylor creates. He delivers with a message of hope, “Love is the only…
Tomorrow (Friday 22nd) sees the release of one of the most anticipated debut records of the year from 23 Year old LA resident Phoebe Bridgers. With the release of Stranger in the Alps looming, FFS caught up with Phoebe to ask…
Every so often, a composer comes along who couldn’t be described any better than “weird and wonderful.” Tucked somewhere between the aural headspace of Led Zeppelin, the Saito Kinen Orchestra and Sonic the Hedgehog is the musical genius of Patrick…
Back in July, Magana stunned the For Folk’s Sake audience with the premiere of ‘Inches Apart’. Now, the “bedroom folk” singer-songwriter is continuing her ascent with the release of another single. In a stroke of fate, this time around it’s…
Every so often, a one-man band just comes around and wows us all. Most notoriously these days might well be Jack White and Shakey Graves, but throughout history, there’ve been a few. Remember Jesse Fuller and Doctor Ross? These days,…
Chances are that if you’re reading this article—or if you’ve ever had a heartbeat—that you’ve been through a bad relationship. For one reason or another, things just didn’t work out between you two to the point that things felt downright…
I find that this time of the year, as the leaves turn an autumn hue, and the nights get a little bit longer, one of the best times of the year. This extends itself to music, too. Usually, the music…
In the three years since First Mind, the first record by London-based Nick Mulvey, the world has changed dramatically. The coalition government in the UK is no more, instead led by a propped up Conservative government locked in negotiations to…
Inspired by the constant stream of earworms developed by such artistic empaths as Brandi Carlile and the Lumineers, the Rightly So’s Gregory Zeis and Jess Chizuk are the latest folk duo to hit the streets. Not all of them land,…