Marcus Mumford and I are in agreement. Hop Farm had the best line-up of any festival this summer – he announced as much live on stage. Mumford & Sons were joined by Johnny Flynn, Laura Marling, Seasick Steve, Peter Doherty,…
Live: Johnny Flynn and Laura Marling @ Hop Farm
I am not ashamed of my crush on Johnny Flynn, for he is not only beautiful like an angel but he is hugely talented. I was also not the only one who clapped and wooped as he walked onto the…
Laura Marling and Mumford & Sons nominated for Mercury prize
The undeniably brilliant second album I Speak Because I Can by Laura Marling has been nominated for the Mercury Prize. Mumford and Sons‘s debut Sigh No More has also been nominated, which by our reckoning makes Laura Marling and Marcus…
Brian’s Mixtape#38: School’s Out for Summer
This is a time of year that Brian always anticipates with dread. At the end of the week, all the schools will spew out their charges onto British summertime and there will be no peace in the daytime for self-respecting…
Mumford & Sons, Andrew Davie and Lissie added to Open House Festival bill
Mumford & Sons, ex-Cherbourg frontman Andrew Davie and Lissie have been added to the line-up for Belfast’s Open House Festival. They join a bill that already boasts Modest Mouse, Wilco, Iron & Wine, Old Crow Medicine Show, The Low Anthem…
Folk Music Film Club: Almost Famous
I want to write, and I want to write about music. There are, in my mind, only two types of people in this world: those who are musically talented, and those who aren’t. It’s those who aren’t that tend to go into music writing. That’s certainly why I’m here.