The single – the first to be released from Laura’s forthcoming second album – will be released on 14th December on Virgin. It’ll be available as a vinyl and download from the usual places. And it’s much, much better than…
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Laura Marling live in Mull last month
Check out how relaxed she is. Brill [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDXpdV-PAq8]
Mumford and Sons @ St Martins in the Fields
FFS braved a chilly London night to see Mumford and Sons Winter Fair. An open air gig in the grounds of St Martins in the Fields at Trafalgar Square complete with hog roast, mulled wine and mince pies. The West-Londoners…
Laura Marling's Christmas song: Goodbye England
This song is beautiful. Some kind (and a bit illegal) person has yoinked the music, stuck it over a way old photo of Laura and put it up on YouTube. [Youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGot7yoKyg8]
Odetta Tribute album from Wears the Trousers
AMAZING. The whole thing is available to stream. If you like it, buy it. It’s for charity… Beautiful Star // The Songs of Odetta Holmes by Stayloose
Tristram
We’re very excited to have Tristram playing at The Allotment on 1st December (along with Caitlin Rose and Joe Innes – click on those links to stream their latest releases in full FREE – I love Bandcamp!). Tristram’s just back…
Rediscovering Mumford and Sons
After months of bigging up one of FFS’s earliest interviewees, Mumford and Sons, I had my love for the West London foursome tested by a series of well-written but harsh reviews from the music press, some of which struck an…
Olly the Octopus Christmas Single
The manliest man in folk is to release a Christmas single which isn’t that Christmassy but does have a great video. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqz_i_AE8Ps]
An artist a day
Inspired by comedian Josie Long’s One Hundred Days project I will be listening to and reviewing one new band a day for 100 days from 1st December. It could be just from their myspace, or a single album or EP…
Cocos Lovers in a pub
What could be better than a lovely bit of acoustic folk in a country pub on a winters evening? Nothing? We agree… feast your eyes: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTo5XFdECBk] The band say: ?”We will be at the Enterprise, Camden headlining a Folking Good…