Devin Hoff first heard Anne Briggs’ music about ten years ago, and that moment changed his life, leading him to spend thousands of hours listening to Briggs and eventually recording Voices from the Empty Moor (Songs of Anne Briggs). Striking a chord…
Sharon Van Etten has become one of the most splendid songwriters on earth. Not that she hasn’t had a somewhat torturous journey, but she is starting to really make her mark on popular music. Perhaps popular isn’t the right word.…
Sharon Van Etten has today revealed the first track to be taken from her new album “Taking Chances”. Her new album, ‘Are We There?’ is due to be released in May by indie record label Jagjaguwar. And Sharon Van Etten…
Two of the most gorgeously languorous voices combine to make this utterly dreamy version of Baby It’s Cold Outside. The song was part of compilation record Christmas Rules, which was released last year and also featured Andrew Bird, The Civil Wars…
Ian Parker, Albums Editor extraordinaire, is uncontested for the title of For Folk’s Sake’s resident physicals enthusiast. While some of us were busy watching Johnny Flynn’s baby singing his dad’s songs or pretending to be this guy, Ian was freezing in…
If you’ve got any budget left from reading parts one and two of the shopping guide, we can help you find a few more ways to spend it in part three. Tift Merritt – Markings | Merritt revisits the title…
When sister site of the Yellow Bird Project, analog.am approached us and asked us if we’d like to pick our favourite albums for an FFS-themed vinyl shelf, it was a foregone conclusion. There is nothing Team FFS likes more than…
There are end-of-year lists aplenty around, but few from so musical an ear as our guest playlist-maker Nick Hemming of the Leisure Society. The band have spent 2012 holed up writing, rehearsing and recording album number three (due out early…
Tom Robinson and his team kindly invited us to pick some tracks for his Now Playing show tonight. It’s always so exciting to get to work with 6 Music. The station does such a wonderful service for new music, and…
Tom Williams’ dial is clearly set to ‘overachieve’ at the moment. He and The Boat are currently on the promo trail for their second album, Teenage Blood, and getting revved up for their pledge-funded national tour. Supposedly they’re not gunning…