United for last year’s Folkestone Festival, a wide range of folk’s modern luminaries come together on a collection of maritime songs old and new. Granted, it wouldn’t have killed them to come up with a band name – though in…
Emily Portman is, without a doubt, one of the world’s most magical contributors to the folk scene, and is also arguably England’s strongest in the industry by a wide margin. Embracing traditional sounds and themes with open arms, she innovates…
Lots of FFS’s favourites were honoured in Radio Two’s annual Folk Awards in Glasgow last night. Among the winners were Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman who won Best Duo, Lau were named best group and Roy Harper was given a…