An original member of folk-rock super-group, Fairport Convention, Richard Thompson has since garnered more awards than you can shake a stick at, including an OBE, Ivor Novello Award, BBC Life Achievement Award and a Grammy. That’s one heaving mantelpiece. We were therefore over the moon when Thompson agreed to talk to FFS about his...
Richard Thompson’s latest album does what it says on the tin. Electric sees him put the acoustic guitar which starred on his last several records to one side and plug in a Stratocaster. Recorded in Nashville in Buddy Miller’s studio, Thompson reckons to have created and refined a new genre of folk-funk. We’re not...
Laura Marling is planning a busy summer. Only yesterday we told you she would be playing at Honeyfest, and today we have news that she will headline the Cambridge Folk Festival in July. Laura will help bring proceedings to a close on Sunday night in Cherry Hinton as the biggest name on a line-up...
The Black Box is a dedicated arts venue in the heart of Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter and tonight it’s packed for one the most keenly anticipated shows of the Out to Lunch Festival. Even though it’s a school night the beers are flowing as people take their seats and Brighton-based songwriter David Ford takes the...
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