FFS Interview: A Murder of Rooks

Isobel Morris and Jim Kimberley began their music careers in folk clubs before meeting and forming alt-rock duo Bruise. After years of jamming folk songs with friends the couple have returned to their roots, teaming up with Nottingham based guitarist Gary Southwell to form A Murder of Rooks. FFS caught up with Jim and Isobel in The Pelton Arms in Greenwich at the monthly Sunday afternoon folk session which they host.

EP Review: All The Fires – The Maps

Hailing from Cornwall and encompassing four songwriters/multi-instrumentalists, All The Fires at first appear to sit comfortably alongside the recent barrage of softly spoken folk troubadours that have found favour with the music press of late. From Bon Iver to Laura Marling, folk is certainly the ‘sound of the moment’. However, within every scene there are those who simply ape those who got there first: for every Pulp there is a Dodgy; for every Nirvana a Bush. Which brings me on to All The Fires debut EP, The Map…