By all accounts, Smoke Fairies have been a long-standing For Folk’s Sake favorite. The Chichester duo have featured on our 2016 advent calendar and have been dutifully followed by our own Ian Parker and company since 2012. There’s been much…
When country music changed, so did Stan “Seneko” Olshefski. While folksy Americana still stands as part of the root of Seneko’s work, the Connecticut singer-songwriter has since incorporated elements of striking power pop and jangling rock’n’roll into the fold. His…
Chicago roots band Magical Beasts are at it again. The December release of their EP, Yes, My Love, I am Reaching, topped the 2010s off in style. Juxtaposed against previous releases from the indie outfit, the latest is notably subdued.…
A pensive lyricist and keen composer, the work of Todd Warner Moore is a celebrated favorite at For Folk’s Sake HQ. The Hong Kong-based folk musician and poet has been turning out mindful songwriting in the ilk of Eckhart Tolle…
The Glass Heart String Choir is as big as its name implies, yet all at once produces a sound that is larger than the sum of its parts. Comprised of only Ian Williams and Katie Mosehauer, the duo succeeds in…
The world is changing, and the 2020s are ushering them in full-swing as the internet’s role in offering a platform for the creative process expands at a spitfire pace. Over the last handful of years, streaming gameplay, music, live interviews…
Last year, Piers Faccini hatched an idea. Intent on releasing a series of EPs on his label, Beating Drum, the notable singer-songwriter and painter began to curate the collection that appropriately reflects the creative eclecticism of its artists. Entitled Hear…
Chadwick Stokes Urman has been defining folk spirit as a musician and human rights activist for 25 years. His first notable climb was through fronting Dispatch in the late 1990s. Since, he’s been an artistic tour de force, continuing to…
Durham, NC (by way of Michigan) flatpicking guitarist and songwriter Alan Barnosky expertly crafts Americana songs that detail the life of a modern troubadour. His critically acclaimed debut Old Freight, which was noted as being “a fantastic album, full of…
Stephen Babcock began as a fledgling singer-songwriter at 13-years-old. Growing up in a large family with three siblings, he had plenty of inspiration to build upon his art form early-on between his older brother, a music enthusiast, and his father,…