Author: Ian Parker

Ian is For Folk's Sake's reviews editor. Find him on Twitter @iparky.

Karenin’s Smile

This Peterborough band have only been playing together for a couple of years and already have released a debut EP, got to the semi-finals of Future Radio’s Next Big Thing, and got some scrummy BBC airplay. They are backed by the…

Endless Knot

Endless Knot are a Coventry based celtic-folk ska and reggae band.  They have a lot of members and play a mad array of instruments.  Their album Streets Ahead is available now… Matt Collins: Endless Knot’s Myspace page announces that Marc…

Cecille Grey

Nottingham based four piece Cecille Grey have been together for just over a year – already a fixture on the live scene and making a noise on BBC 6Music, the panel moved in to check them out… Tom Moyser: Cecille…

Amos Zimmerman

Folk’n’roll artist Amos Zimmerman hails from Israel and creates ‘music that wants to look you in the eye’.  His debut album with handy musicians The Riverband has been playing on the panel’s stereo… Nico Franks: Curiously, Amos’ surname suggests lineage…

Pesky J Nixon

From Boston, Massachusetts come from the Americana stylings of Pesky J Nixon. The panel went in to see what they could find. Alice Sage: There are absolutely no sharp corners in this band. No edges or complexity either. Just unbelievably…

Message To Bears

Message To Bears are a folktronica outfit from Oxford that have been making a big furry name for themselves.  The panel stepped up to check out their sound. Eala McAllister: Message to Bears is the name of Jerome Alexander’s solo…

Freezing In Fressin

Southampton duo Freezing In Fressin bring you acoustic folk in the form of their first, self titled, EP. They take their name from a productive trip to Fressin in France. The panel dropped in for a listen. James Robinson: ‘Sweetly sardonic’…

Goodtimes, Goodtimes

Goodtimes, Goodtimes is the moniker of London singer-songwriter Franc Cinelli, who put out his debut album late last year. The panel went in to see if the times are, er, good. Alice Knapp: The influences of this London-based musician clearly…

Max Jury

Max Jury is a man set on a career in music. A student at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Jury is now producing some tuneful little numbers online. The panel went in for a listen. Matt Collins: Max…