For those of us who aren’t at Green Man this weekend, we’ve put together a Spotify playlist for you to enjoy from the comfort of your own home. Maybe listen to it in the bath to really bite your thumb at our unwashed nemeses, those lucky few (okay 15,000) ticketholders. Featuring Slow Club The...
First of all, MERRY CHRISTMAS FOLK FANS! I hope you’re reading this full up and content. Secondly, I’d like to say an enormous thank you to everyone who has contributed to, bought and supported For Folk’s Sake It’s Christmas 2011. It’s been brilliant. We’re so stoked to have so many of our favourite bands...
In need of a last-minute Christmas present for a music lover? We’ve made the cover of our festive compilation album For Folk’s Sake It’s Christmas 2011 available to download so you can make your own copies. Here’s the plan… 1. Go to www.forfolkssake.bandcamp.com and download For Folk’s Sake It’s Christmas 2011 for a bargainous £5. (All...
It is with much excitement that we today learn FFS favourites Cocos Lovers will give a full release to their second album Elephant Lands on March 19th, 2012. The record is the follow-up to 2009 debut Johannes, which earned glowing praise from us and then topping our 2010 Schmercury poll, so this new record...
Please forgive us for adding to the bit-too-early Christmas chat, but we’re SO excited to announce the release of our second Christmas compilation For Folk’s Sake It’s Christmas 2011, which is out on 28th November 2011 and available to pre-order now at forfolkssake.bandcamp.com. Some of our very favourite artists have donated songs to the record,...
Recorded in a converted caravan in Kent, music has never sounded so wholesome. Made up of families and friends, the band's camaraderie is woven through each song. And listening to Elephant Lands you feel like you're being let into the club.
When a polite young man writes to you offering you a night of brilliant unplugged music, it’s generally a good idea to say yes. If said young man mentions pie, it’s basically impossible to keep FFS away. We were delighted by no fewer than five acoustic acts over the course of 200-odd minutes at...
We’re delighted to announce that the wonderful Cocos Lovers are your choice for our Schmercury Best Album Poll. The Lovers’ debut LP Johannes was shortlisted alongside 11 other albums from the past year, and thanks to a groundswell of internet support, pipped Laura Marling’s I Speak Because I Can to top position. Our Editor’s...
It’s the last day of voting for our Mercury spoof the Schmercury poll… Don’t miss the chance to vote for your favourite.
Cocos Lovers are nominated for our best album poll for their magnificent debut Johannes. Will Greenham from the band answered our questions. FFS: Congratulations, you’ve been nominated for a Schmercury. How do you feel? Will Greenham: We were surprised and very happy. There are some great bands listed and it’s good to feel that...
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