Howie Payne, former front man of The Stands, will unveil his latest solo work as he begins a short UK tour by appearing in Leeds as part of a show put on by Ellen Smith of FFS favourites Ellen & The Escapades. Payne, who released his Ethan Johns-produced solo debut Bright Light Ballads in...
One of the ways you knew Ellen & The Escapades’ debut album All The Crooked Scenes was so strong is that they could have released virtually any of its 12 songs as singles. Instead they’ve restricted themselves to the more traditional handful, but the latest to get the honour is the slowly seductive ‘This...
For Folk’s Sake favourites Ellen and the Escapades are hitting the road again. The Leeds band, whose wonderful track ‘By The Fireside’ featured on our Christmas album last year, will be supporting the Travelling Band on a UK tour throughout March. The tour coincides with the release of the latest single form their All...
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...
Pock’n'Roll. Pock and awe. Pock ’til you drop. Top of the Pocks. The only thing better than attempting a bit of word play relating to Pocktoberfest was actually being there. You may not have heard of Pocktoberfest. You probably haven’t even heard of Pocklington, the modest East Yorkshire market town that plays host to...
Between playing drums for Hope and Social, guitar for Rosie Doonan and, since the turn of the year, bass for Ellen & The Escapades, it’s a wonder that Gary Stewart finds time for a solo career. But find it he does, even if the Leeds-based Scotsman’s latest EP did need the full Year And...
by the Leisure Society, Dark Dark Dark, Sean Keavney, Tom Robinson, Emmy the Great, Ellen & the Escapades, Michele Stodart, Tom McRae, Broadcast 2000, Anika Mottershaw, Georgia Ruth, Natalie Roberts
If you’ve ever seen Ellen and the Escapades live, you’ll know they’re full of energy, tight as a pair of spanks and, well, thrilling. Their songs are a whirlwind of pop folk and the voice of singer Ellen Smith is soothing, subtle and pitch perfect, surrounding you like a big comfy blanket on a...
First of all, we should admit that our headline isn’t entirely accurate. This is an interview with Ellen, but there were no Escapades present. We didn’t talk about them behind their back though, at least not too much, choosing instead to focus on the upcoming release of debut album All The Crooked Scenes, the...
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