[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLwzjGnmqBU[/embedyt] Having released two albums in her native Greece, Irene Skylakaki makes her UK release debut with new EP Planet. Irene’s music is essentially singer-songwriter in style, but is performed in various ways: playing live with a string section;…
Though he’s spent his entire life in California, Charlie Overbey’s music is unapologetically steeped in deep Southern influence. Growing into the world of roots rock and alt-country at a young age, Overbey was raised in “the school and church of…
Patrick Ballantyne is known in Canada as a “songwriter’s songwriter,” known for collaborating with such artists as the legendary homegrown blues-rock combo Big Sugar, as well as The Trews, Tim Chaisson and others, helping to create a formidable catalogue of…
For nearly two decades, singer/songwriter Jenny Mitchell has been regarded as one of the most original voices within the Canadian indie music scene, and her latest project, Bird City, is her most personal yet. As a beloved fixture of the…
For Folk’s Sake’s Sami Posner recently sat down with Americana troupe Nick & Luke to discuss their latest tour and all of the memorable antics and adventures that have come with it. Trekking from one side of the US to…
Admittedly, psychedelic folk isn’t considered the coolest genre in music, nowadays. That’s OK in itself, but in this case the lack of coolness reflects the way that contemporary bands have engaged with the genre; briefly, in a monolithic or static…