Since we first met Inti Rowland – and he donated a song to our charity Christmas album a couple of years ago – we’ve been increasingly impressed and excited by his atmospheric and charming live performances and couldn’t wait to hear…
‘For Gabriel’ was written by Patch & the Giant’s Angie and Luke after a sorry set of circumstances culminating in a lost fiddle. All proceeds from the sale of the song go to buying a replacement for Patch violinist Gabe’s.…
It was May 2013. Rosie & Zoe from Worry Dolls had asked me to record a bit of piano for their (recently finished) EP. We headed out to Dave Gerard’s studio in Bishop Stortford to join RoZoe. Angie and Gabe…
A couple of weeks ago we embarked on a mini-tour of the UK with our very good friend Nick Edward Harris. We had the great idea of doing a joint tour diary but Nick composed such a beautiful account we…
Firstly, to any avidly loyal readers out there (Dad?) I sincerely apologise for not writing an entry for February. Mostly to the bands who played at our event on 23 Feb who SHOULD have received the recognition… so super speedy…
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Did you have fun? Was it great? Was it full of port and disgusting levels of over-indulgence? Having spent a good couple of days as a statistic ‘home without power’ I thankfully saw Christmas through with a…
FFS favourites Patch & the Giant have unveiled the video for their single Daniel, taken from The Boatswain’s Refuge EP. The video was directed by Andrew AB and features fellow folkies Inti Rowland, Lucy Cait, Nick Edward Harris, Andrew Butler…
Patch & the Giant open For Folk’s Sake it’s Christmas 2013 with their rousing version of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen. The band’s accordion player Angie Rance answered our questions and roped in fiddle player Gabe and bassist Ed too.
One of our favourite new bands Patch & the Giant are putting on a Christmas extravaganza, with a line up featuring tons of the artists who are on this year’s For Folk’s Sake It’s Christmas record. The band have teamed up with…
It’s Chriiiiiiiistmaaaaaas! Crack open the mince pies, mull the wine, dig out your festive jumper and settle down with For Folk’s Sake It’s Christmas 2013. Our now traditional festive compilation is available to buy now from www.forfolkssake.bandcamp.com. You can get your…