Two of FFS’s writers Jonathan Wilson and Robbie Hayward present Super Strings Theory, a radio show on UCL’s student radio station Rare FM. The pair have brill taste in music and their blog is well worth a look. As well as the radio shows (which you can listen to live on the website, Saturdays 2pm-4pm)...
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I’ve never really had much positive to say about British rap, or rap at all for that matter, but Gideon Conn’s unique sound is certainly refreshing for someone whose sensitive ears have only ever been subjected to the likes of Dizzee Rascal an’ Blazin’ Squad. So yes, I admit it, I don’t know much about...
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FFS conducted an embarrassingly protracted email interview with the stupendously heart-warming Gideon Conn this Autumn, but we shall keep it to ourselves no longer. He tells us all about his wide-ranging influences and, most excitingly, his upcoming album.
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Manchester's finest folk-hip-hop troubadour is to spread his sweetness on telly boxes all over the country tonight with a folkumentary on Channel M.
The fly-on-the-wall documentary is part of the series 'Hitting Home' produced by students at Salford University.
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The people at Blissfields have announced the first few acts for the Hampshire festival. And it’s good news for folk fans. Confirmed artists include lovely Laura Marling, marvellous Mumford and Sons, charming Cherbourg, really-very-good Ryan O’Reilly and the brilliant beat-boxing hip-hop folk-funkster Gideon Conn.
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Martha Wainwright, Noah and the Whale and Gideon Conn will play shows as part of Liverpool Music Week.
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Gideon Conn is based in Manchester, and has been an increasingly familiar face at numerous festivals over the past few years. With his truly unique brand of acoustic rap, folk and hip-hop and his wide-eyed persona, Conn rarely fails to draw a smile from his captivated audience. His repertoire includes heart-warming tales of the...
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Winchester (incidentally For Folk's Sake hometown) is to play host to a plethora of folk favourites at the inaugural week-long Winchester Live festival.
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