For those of us who resolutely refuse to heed the long-given advice not to judge a book by its cover, seeking out new bands can be a fraught mission. You look for little hints – the cover art, a particular…
News: Laura Marling to headline Cambridge Folk Festival
Laura Marling is planning a busy summer. Only yesterday we told you she would be playing at Honeyfest, and today we have news that she will headline the Cambridge Folk Festival in July. Laura will help bring proceedings to a…
Brill mini-festival alert: Laura Marling and Dry the River for Honeyfest
FFS’s actual favourite Laura Marling is taking a trip to Wiltshire next month to play Honeyfest at the Barge Inn along with Dry the River and the Magic Numbers. The day-long festival was launched after a small village community were…
Glastonbury Emerging Talent Contest: FFS’s picks examined
Last week, the 123-band shortlist (so not that short) was released (It’s since been whittled down to eight, but let’s not get ahead of ourselves). We at FFS (Lynn, Lois, Helen and I) were delighted to be part of the…
Sophie Yau
Charity-supporting Sophie (or Sylvia Yee Ting Yau) has a theology degree and a debut EP available now – called Some Great Union In The Sky – the panel stepped in for a listen… James Robinson: The first track that plays on visiting Sophie Yau’s…
EP: Laura Hocking & the Long Goodbye
In this, the first official release through Laura Hocking‘s own label Chrome Yellow, four of her songs are given the full band treatment at the hands of The Long Goodbye. The EP comes in the form of a double A-Side…