Bob Dylan’s been playing some of his songs for forty eight years. Forty eight. He’s a 70 year old man, and he’s been on tour since the ‘80s. Can you honestly blame him for wanting to mix things up a little? Besides, we all know that Bob must have a soft spot in his...
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It was Bob’s 70th birthday yesterday, so most people would have probably thought yesterday would have been a good time to ask around and make a playlist of their twitter pals’ favourite Dylan songs. Not us though, we’ve decided to do it ONE DAY LATER like the mavericks we truly are. Which is probably...
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In all the Christmas album hoopla, I’d almost forgotten to tell y’all a bout our Christmas radio show. I recorded it last week in sludgey Hackney with Bitter Fingers presenter and generally nice chap Mark Higgins. We delved into the world of Christmas music, with songs by Bob Dylan, EELS, Laura Marling and Dolly...
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Emerging from London’s seemingly never-ending and ever-talented pool of wonderful folksy-types, Jamie Ley has been packing out a variety of the capital’s venues with people, all eager to hear his soulful and timeless tunes. Emma Barlow caught up with him to talk about the rise and rise of folk, his inspirations, and what the...
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Marcus Mumford and I are in agreement. Hop Farm had the best line-up of any festival this summer. Mumford & Sons were joined by Johnny Flynn, Laura Marling, Seasick Steve, Peter Doherty, Ray Davies and Bob Dylan. But a festival is a sum of its parts. And this one was plagued with organisational oversights...
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With Bob Dylan at Hop Farm FFS got what we expected. We’ve heard enough about his performances not to imagine we were in for a lot of crowd interaction but by being there we were paying homage to the best folk songwriter ever. However, FFS was at the festival with our uncle – and...
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Mitchell, Baez and Dylan take to the stage during his Rolling Thunder Revue Of course it’s possible to go round in endless circles discussing Joni Mitchell’s recent comments about Bob Dylan’s authenticity, and whether or not they were legitimate, fair or frankly rather hypocritical coming from someone whose name is not exactly her own...
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It’s been widely reported that Joni Mitchell called Bob Dylan a ‘phoney’ in a recent LA Times interview. Reading the whole of the article in question helps get the comments into context. The comments on Bob Dylan came after the interviewer brought up Dylan’s name to elaborate on a question about personas. I’d previously...
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Yes, everything about Bob Dylan is a deception. But, really, are we surprised by this? We shouldn't be. He has, in his time, been a troubadour, a rock star, a poet and a college drop-out. Dylan is notorious for his early-year interviews, during which he would often give conflicting back stories about his past,...
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A large chunk of Brian’s record collection was purchased after a recommendation by his uncle Peter, who has an enormous library of albums and an insatiable enthusiasm for music. Brian thought it might be good for FFS’s readers to benefit from his uncle’s wisdom, too, and it had the happy side effect that Brian...
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