Ian Parker, Albums Editor extraordinaire, is uncontested for the title of For Folk’s Sake’s resident physicals enthusiast. While some of us were busy watching Johnny Flynn’s baby singing his dad’s songs or pretending to be this guy, Ian was freezing in the line outside Piccadilly Records to try to pick up the WHOLE of the...
It’s almost that time again. Record Store Day 2013 is tomorrow, 20th April. So whether you’re planning to line up outside your local record shop from the crack of dawn, or just saunter down mid-afternoon to see what you can hoover up, here is the FFS guide to some of the more interesting releases...
FFS is delighted to announce the tracklist for our third charity Christmas album, For Folk’s Sake It’s Christmas 2012. We’ve got original songs from the likes of Ellen & the Escapades, Tom Williams (of ‘& the Boat’ fame) and Admiral Fallow. Some beautiful rethinking of traditional Christmas songs by Gibson Bull and Carmen, Feldspar...
Keston Cobblers’ Club are on a self-appointed mission to ‘heel your soles’. Luckily they’re a great deal better at music than puns, combining truly lovely old-school folk with their classical training, trad jazz and a modern-day quirkiness. FFS has been lucky enough to snaffle a sneak preview of forthcoming album ‘One, For Words’ and...
Louis Abbott, second right, with Admiral Fallow For Admiral Fallow frontman Louis Abbott, finding time to draw breath isn’t easy. When For Folk’s Sake caught up with him he was enjoying a couple of days “on holiday in England”, which for the Scotsman meant venturing two miles over the border into Berwick. But the...
It’s an uncharacteristically beautiful Friday evening as we hot foot it down the A23 to Brighton for the most exciting new music festival of the year, The Great Escape. We may have missed a cracking first couple of days, but we’re determined to fit as much folk and folk-related loveliness into 36 hours as...
Admiral Fallow spent two and a half years crafting the songs that made up their debut album Boots Met My Face before committing them to the tape, part of a slow-burning process that saw the record released twice before it truly began to earn the recognition its intricate beauty deserved. In contrast, frontman Louis...
Admiral Fallow have been getting very busy in the past few weeks, unveiling a new single, plans for a mammoth UK tour, and they have now announced details of their second album. Tree Bursts In Snow will be released on May 21 through Nettwerk. The album was recorded in Glasgow, produced by Paul Savage...
Admiral Fallow have announced plans for a mammoth UK tour as they prepare to release the follow-up to their outstanding debut album Boots Met My Face. The Scottish collective will hit the road in late April and keep on going all the way through May as they cover almost every corner of the country....
Admiral Fallow have given us the first taste of the follow up to their cracking debut album Boots Met My Face by offering a free download of new single ‘Beetle In The Box’. Click here to get the track. The track, which was debuted on Huw Stephens’ Radio 1 show before going live on...
#77 Dodos - Confidence May 19th, 2013
#76 The Wood Brothers - Midnight Rider May 18th, 2013
#75 Hero & Leander - Kiss Me By The Water Cooler May 17th, 2013