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Record Store Day | The FFS shopping guide

Record Store Day | The FFS shopping guide

With over 400 special releases planned, this year’s will easily be the biggest Record Store Day to date. We can’t imagine such a huge array of vinyl will leave anyone short of ideas, but you might just be overwhelmed by it all, so – without wishing to give away our entire shopping lists –...

Live | Wilco @ The Roundhouse, 28th October 2011

Live | Wilco @ The Roundhouse, 28th October 2011

The Roundhouse is a wonderful venue to see any band. The acoustics generated from the Victorian railway shed that once contained a train turntable generates a rich, well-rounded sound that rivals any of its London competitors. Support act Jonathan Wilson made the most of the acoustics to deliver an accomplished set which featured up...

Album | Wilco – The Whole Love

Album | Wilco – The Whole Love

Wilco know us too well. They know what questions we’re asking as we slot the Whole Love into the cd player. Chief among them is, as ever, ‘what kind of band are Wilco this time?’. After the killer one-two that is Art of Almost and I Might, they have not only answered the question...

Iron & Wine, Wilco and Modest Mouse confirm for Open House Festival

Iron & Wine, Wilco and Modest Mouse confirm for Open House Festival

As if it wasn’t looking exciting enough already, Belfast’s Open House Festival has announced a dream team of additions to its line up: Modest Mouse, Wilco and Iron & Wine. They join the already brilliant line up which includes Field Music, The Low Anthem, Peggy Sue and The Old Crow Medicine Show. The festival...

The Folk Artist Twitter Directory

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...

For Folk’s Sake’s festival calendar

For Folk’s Sake’s festival calendar

We’ve gone through the folkier end of the festival calender, and hereby bring you our picks. You won’t find any news on Glastonbury or Reading and Leeds, mind. We’re here to tell you about the things you might not have heard about yet. And what a selection there is this year. You can see...

Belfast’s Open House Festival announces star-studded line-up: Seasick Steve, Old Crow Medicine Show, Wilco

Belfast’s Open House Festival announces star-studded line-up: Seasick Steve, Old Crow Medicine Show, Wilco

Belfast’s Open House Festival has made its first line-up announcements with Seasick Steve, Wilco, Old Crow Medicine Show, The Felice Brothers The Low Anthem and AA Bondy all set for shows. Seasick Steve will make a return to Belfast after his debut solo shows there in 2005 and credits the city with his career...

End of the Road announce line-up additions and Union Chapel gig

End of the Road announce line-up additions and Union Chapel gig

The super-duper folks who run End of the Road have added some more stunners to their already rather exciting 2010 line-up.  Joining Wilco, Diane Cluck, The Mountain Goats, AA Bondy, The Low Anthem and The Wilderness of Manitoba are Iron & Wine, The New Pornographers, Phosphorescent, Emily Loizeau, Cymbals Eat Guitars, The Fresh &...

End of the Road 2010: The Mountain Goats, Wilco, Diane Cluck

FFS's favourite festival, End of the Road, has announced the first few acts for 2010. Diane Cluck, The Mountain Goats, AA Bondy, The Low Anthem and The Wilderness of Manitoba join headliners Wilco in what is already a highly exciting line-up.

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