by Joe Sweeting • • Comments Off on Festival Review | Latitude Festival 2017
Henham Park hosted the 12th edition of Festival Republic’s Latitude Festival last weekend, and this writer was fortunate to be there for the 6th consecutive year. I don’t know quite what it is that keeps me coming back year upon…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Album | Revolushn – Further!!
If we’re talking about defining eras, Sheb Wooley’s done it and so have The Beatles, but few have bucked the psychedelic rock trend in recent days like Revolushn do in their latest record, Further!!. Perhaps astoundingly, given the niche nature…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Album | Adam Winn EP
From Amai Kuda Y Josephine to Mary-Kate Edwards, there’s been a positive surfeit of Canadian singer-songwriters proving their mettle and bubbling to the tops of their respective scenes. Out of British Columbia, Adam Winn is proving himself to be a…
by Duncan Martin • • Comments Off on Live | Darlingside @ Union Chapel, London
After making their international debut at the Cambridge Folk Festival last summer, Darlingside have now played in England more times than anywhere else in the past year, including their hometown of Boston, Massachusetts. This summer’s tour included a quick stop…
by For Folk's Sake • • Comments Off on Album | This Is The Kit – Moonshine Freeze
“I’ve been thinking a lot about truth and storytelling and the way that stories and truth change over time according to who’s telling them or who’s listening to them,” says Kate Stables, singer, songwriter and anchor of This Is The…
by For Folk's Sake • • Comments Off on Album Review | Bedouine – Bedouine
Azniv Korkejian is a woman of substance. At the advanced age of 32 she is releasing what is effectively her first, captivating album under the name Bedouine. Channeling everyone from Astrud Gilberto to Joni Mitchell, along with Nick Drake and…
by For Folk's Sake • • Comments Off on EP | Robin Elliott – At Sunset
The stark finger-picked opening on Robin Elliott’s new EP tells you everything you need to know about the record. Here is a bold yet stripped-back collection of songs from one of the purest songwriting talents in music today. This is…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Album | Rich Lerner & the Groove – Push On Thru
Every so often, rock and roll royalty is born. For every Joplin, Hendrix, or Jagger, though, are tens, if not hundreds, of should-be legends of the craft who burst into their respective scenes with a roar and keep on chugging…
by For Folk's Sake • • Comments Off on Album | Cigarettes after Sex – Cigarettes After Sex
Cigarettes After Sex is more than just a habit, it’s a band that trades in relationships and intimacy. Founded in 2008, but only now releasing their first LP, Cigarettes After Sex have used the time well, developing a mature sound.…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Video | Jeff Ray – Somebody’s Cryin’
For Folk’s Sake is privileged to showcase the latest music video by West Virginian roots rocker Jeff Ray. A heart-searing dedication to his lost friend, James, Ray soars through his rendition of James’s self-penned song to raise awareness for mental illness…