Interviews

For Folk’s Sake interview: The Leisure Society (part 1)

For Folk’s Sake interview: The Leisure Society (part 1)

The Leisure Society's second album Into The Murky Water is out today on Full Time Hobby. Twice Ivor Novello-nominated singer Nick Hemming and keyboard-player and chief harmonist Christian Hardy (who releases solo music as Christian Silva) are the creative force behind the Willkommen band.

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For Folk’s Sake interview: The Leisure Society (part 2)

For Folk’s Sake interview: The Leisure Society (part 2)

The Leisure Society’s second album Into The Murky Water is out today on Full Time Hobby. Twice Ivor Novello-nominated singer Nick Hemming and keyboard-player and chief harmonist Christian Hardy (who releases solo music as Christian Silva) are the creative force behind the Willkommen band.

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Spotlight on: Folie à Deux at Utrophia Project Space

Spotlight on: Folie à Deux at Utrophia Project Space

Clara Cowan contacted FFS about her music and art shows held at the Utrophia Project Space near Greenwich. With alumni including Rachael Dadd and Tristram and an upcoming show in a 1950s ice-cream factory featuring Laura Hocking and Mary Hampton, we just had to hear more about it. FFS: What inspired you to start...

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10 questions with… Treetop Flyers

10 questions with… Treetop Flyers

Fresh from their recent success at the Glastonbury Emerging Talent competition, Treetop Flyers' lead vocalist and guitarist Reid Morrison answers our questions.

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10 questions with…Marcus Foster

10 questions with…Marcus Foster

In the week that his Tumble Down EP is released, Marcus Foster has taken the time to answer our gently probing questions. For anyone who may not have heard your music before, can you describe it to us in less than 10 words? Gospel, Blues, Funk, Folk, Rock’n’Roll. I think that pretty much sums...

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For Folk’s Sake interview: Rachel Sermanni

For Folk’s Sake interview: Rachel Sermanni

Rachel Sermanni has just finished a tour of the Highlands supporting Mumford & Sons and is currently in Austin, Texas where she’s performing at SXSW. FFS spoke to her ahead of her gig at the Old Queen’s Head in London last month. Sermanni’s smoky vocals and effortless stage presence belie her young age. She...

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12 Questions with… Hannah Peel

12 Questions with… Hannah Peel

Hannah Peel describes her music as wonky folk pop with hints of traditional irish, Yorkshire brass band sounds and a cloaked throbbing sadness.

"Making the record has just been an amazing experience. I've never worked with a producer before so it was very exciting to have my songs taken and expanded in a...

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From the archives: FFS interviews Mumford and Sons

From the archives: FFS interviews Mumford and Sons

In September 2008, FFS interviewed Mumford and Sons ahead of their Blue Flowers gig at the George IV in Chiswick – where Laura Marling, Jay Jay Pistolet, Noah and the Whale played surprise sets

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10 Questions with…Nicole Atkins

10 Questions with…Nicole Atkins

1. Hello, please introduce yourself and your music to the uninitiated. Hi, I’m Nicole Atkins. Im from Asbury Park, NJ but I live in Brooklyn. I write, sing and play guitar for my band Nicole Atkins and the Black Sea. We play psychedelic, crooner blues rock. 2. Tell us a bit about your new...

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10 Questions with… Thousands

10 Questions with… Thousands

"Thousands is Kristian Garrard and Luke Bergman. We live in Seattle, Wa, USA. We play acoustic guitars and sing. We recorded an album called "the sound of everything" in a variety of natural settings; a barn, a silo, a graveyard, the forest. The idea was to present our songs live and acoustic, the way...

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