James Apollo’s third album Hide Your Heart in a Hive is one that will define his career as a musician. Apollo drifted across America like a young Bad Blake. He slept in his car and played a new town every…
Author: Lynn Roberts
Lynn founded For Folk's Sake in 2008. Her favourite artists are Joni Mitchell, The Leisure Society and The Mountain Goats. She plays keyboards in Joe Innes & the Cavalcade.
Mountain Man to support Jonsi on September UK Tour
Mountain Man have a busy summer in the UK, having already played Glastonbury the Vermont trio are also making appearances at Green Man, End Of the Road and Bestival and will support The Low Anthem throughout August. Now, the trio…
Live: Divine Comedy / Alela Diane Duo: Salle Pleyel Webcast, Paris
I don’t know if this really counts as a live review, even though I watched it live. I suppose that is the only dilemma with the webcast, as everything else about it seems to be brilliant. They’ve become something of…
Communion plans free shows and live compilation album
Communion, the clubnight and label started by Kevin Jones of Cherbourg and Ben Lovett of Mumford & Sons, has announced its second compilation will be recorded over a series of sessions and live shows at The Flowerpot in Kentish town…
Singles round-up: the Pains of Being Pure at Heart, the National, First Aid Kit, Crocodiles
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – Say No To Love The Pains of Being Pure at Heart may be telling us to ‘Say No To Love’ in their latest single, but it will be hard to keep away…
BBC 6Music saved!
Folks you’ve done it! The BBC today announced that the BBC digital radio station 6music will not be closed. Lauren Laverne announced the news at 11am on her morning show. She began by thanking listeners for their support before reading…
FFS exclusive: Bombay Bicycle Club reveal new video for ‘My God’
FFS is jolly excited to be able to bring the first peep at Bombay Bicycle Club‘s live video for ‘My God’, a song from their forthcoming acoustic album, Flaws. The North London four-piece have put together a beautiful collection of…
Johnny Flynn to support Mumfords on UK tour, announces new single
Johnny Flynn has been announced as the main support for Mumford & Sons on their forthcoming UK tour. With one London date already sold out fons had better step to it to catch this great line up when they play…
Laura Marling to release a single on Jack White’s record label
White Stripes and Raconteurs frontman Jack White has revealed that he will release a Laura Marling track on his label Third Man Records. The song, which was recorded in White’s Nashville studio while Laura was on tour in the US,…
Great line-up for festival in sleepy Eastleigh next weekend
Well this is a bit of a surprise… some of FFS’s favourite bands seem to have been secretly lined-up to play Eastleigh Music Festival in our home county of Hampshire. Peggy Sue, Haunted Stereo, Field Music and Badly Drawn Boy…