Joe Innes & The Cavalcade launched their new single ‘Fables‘ with a big bash in Farringdon, inviting FFS favourites Dave Gerard, the Worry Dolls and comedian Malcolm Head along for the party. And of course, given that our editor Lynn is part of Joe’s Cavalcade, FFS was there en masse to enjoy the show....
Good news for fans of good music, FFS favourites Gerard & the Watchmen are heading out on tour this week. To celebrate the band are giving away a free MP3 download ‘Sophia’ to FFS readers. The track’s taken from their beautiful debut album I Climbed A Tree, which is available now. Download ‘Sophia’ by...
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...
Folkroom Records have released their second record, titled Anthology Two. The album features eleven especially-recorded tracks from the likes of Lucy Cait, Ellie Rumbold, Andrew Butler, Worry Dolls, Herons!, Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker, Zoe Wren, The Moon, The Son & the Daughters, Gerard & the Watchmen, Sophie Jamieson and Patch & the Giant. Folkroom...
American folk singer Catherine Feeny is currently touring the UK promoting her 4th Studio album America. The record draws inspiration from her participation in and consequent arrest at the Occupy Wall Street demonstration protests, giving her latest album a political fire and a progressive rhythmic sensibility that stand in contrast to her earlier work....
Tom Robinson and his team kindly invited us to pick some tracks for his Now Playing show tonight. It’s always so exciting to get to work with 6 Music. The station does such a wonderful service for new music, and the DJs and producers are all so knowledgeable and passionate. Anyway, enough gushing… here’s...
On Saturday night, For Folk’s Sake had the pleasure of hosting Hush, a fantastic night of music in the Royal Albert Hall’s Elgar Room. A sell-out crowd enjoyed performances from Mary Epworth, Gerard & The Watchmen and Joe Innes in a truly special setting. Natalie Marchant was there with her camera to capture some...
Following last year’s Anthology 1, the chaps down at Folkroom have announced the release of a second, cunningly named, Anthology 2. The release date has been set for October 29th 2012. It will feature new and exclusive tracks from signed Folkroom acts Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker, Lucy Cait and Andrew Butler, as well as...
We at For Folk’s Sake are delighted to announce our show at the Royal Albert Hall Elgar Room on 20th October, headlined by the wonderful Mary Epworth. There will be support from two more of our favourite artists – Gerard & the Watchmen and Joe Innes – as well as between-bands music from Hey...
If you’re free this weekend, team FFS’s advice is to get yourself over to the Cambridge Folk Festival website and snap up their last remaining tickets for this weekend’s event. There are still places for Friday, when you can see the legendary John Prine, the excellent James Vincent McMorrow and intruguing newcomer Jake Bugg....
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