King Creosote says he might never put another record out in a physical form. His last few albums have been released in many an unconventional format, from those available to buy at gigs only, to one only available to record at a gig – at a recent Fence Homegame, you weren’t allowed into his...
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1.The Tallest Man on Earth‘s 2010 album The Wild Hunt has hardly been off the FFS stereo in the past couple of months. Kristian Matsson is Swedish and of average height with a gift for proper songwriting. There’s no flourishes here, just great tunes, smart lyrics and some lovely intricate fretwork. The Wild Hunt...
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Below is our attempt at a comprehensive directory of folk artists currently on Twitter – of course, we aren’t Twitter deities and as such will almost certainly have missed out on certain artists. Let us know if you can think of any tweeting folk musicians in the comments below. Akron/Family Angus and Julia Stone...
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There’s nothing better than a gig with a quiet audience where you get to hear great music without any blutered punters inspiring homicidal notions you didn’t know you were capable of. Well the lovely chaps at The Line of Best Fit and The Local are giving you a chance to spend your Saturday at...
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Music website The Line of Best Fit has announced it is to host an “all day celebration of quiet music” in London in January. The gig at Cecil Sharp House in Camden will feature Jon Hopkins, Dan Michaelson and the Coastguards (a particular FFS favourite, see our album review here), David Thomas Broughton and...
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