Beth Jeans Houghton & The Hooves of Destiny – ‘Sweet Tooth Bird’ So I remember in primary school hearing a story about a father who challenged his daughters to fill a room with something to prove they loved him, which aside from the not even hidden aggressive patriarchy of the whole thing, is a...
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It’s been nearly three years since Beth Jeans Houghton burst my iPods with her jaunty, melodic folk pop EP Hot Toast Volume 1, and three years on I’m still listening to it, even though dreams of Volume Two long since galloped away. Happily, 2012 sees Houghton and her Hooves of Destiny signed to Mute...
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Beth Jeans Houghton has recorded a live session with Lauren Laverne on BBC 6 music, where she performed a stunning rendition of “Dodecahedron” as well as her new single “Liliputt”, which is due to be released on the 14th November 2011, via Mute Records. The full performance can be listened to here. (Go to...
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Beth Jeans Houghton is gearing up for a busy time as she prepares to release new single ‘Liliputt’ on November 14 before her debut album Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose follows in January. Before then, there’s a huge homecoming show at the Cluny in Newcastle on October 26th, but she still took time out to...
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The long wait for a Beth Jeans Houghton album is almost over. Beth has not been heard from since the 2009 EP Hot Toast Volume One (we gave up waiting for Volume Two some time ago) but today emerged to announce that her debut album will come out on Mute this Autumn. She’s even...
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FFS can exclusively reveal that Andrew Davie (formerly of Cherbourg), Beth Jeans Houghton and Tom Williams & the Boat will play this year’s Camden Crawl. Other folky acts lined up include Sarabeth Tucek – who is supporting the Leisure Society on their forthcoming UK tour – and Treetop Flyers. The Camden Crawl happens on...
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As an Isle of Wight native, I’ve seen Bestival grow from a small, sparky young thing in 2004 to the vast, fiery dragon it is today. I worried that my favourite festival was about to grow so big that it would collapse in on itself, like a soufflé. Thankfully, a new site layout meant...
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Our photographer about town, Georgie M'Glug, reports on the folkier side of Latitude.... Demure and unassuming as ever, but with a new-found fire in her belly, Laura Marling commands the Obelisk Arena on Friday night
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Below is our attempt at a comprehensive directory of folk artists currently on Twitter – of course, we aren’t Twitter deities and as such will almost certainly have missed out on certain artists. Let us know if you can think of any tweeting folk musicians in the comments below. Akron/Family Angus and Julia Stone...
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After spotting their rather brilliant blog post for FFS, Brian thought he’d ask the lovely folk at Moseley Folk Festival whether they’d put together a playlist to get him all fired up for the festival next September. Brian’s going to be one busy owl this summer, with unmissable line-ups at Moseley, Open House Festival,...
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