London-based singer-songwriter Tom Hyatt has been playing the local music scene for a while. Long enough, in fact, that he’s seen it as the living, breathing community that it is. Like a coral reef, or a fallen tree in the…
The latest in our FFS 5 interview series is Atlanta-based folk band, Heart Hunters. At the heart of this heartful group is an inimitable husband and wife duo consisting of singer-songwriters Brianna Blackbird and Drew de Man. They recently sat…
It won’t take very long to realise something has fundamentally changed at Union Music Store in Lewes. Walk through the door and on the wall facing you, you’ll spot London Calling by the Clash, Let It Be by the Replacements…
Robin Bacior left a mark in listeners’ heart with her album Water Dreams, an evocative collection of jazzy chamber-folk songs that do sound as the album title suggests. Robin will be releasing a new record called Light It Moved Me…
Released in late 2017, Taivi’s new album Rising Tide is the culmination of a long journey for the Toronto singer/songwriter, while at the same time serving as her formal introduction to the wider folk music community. Thirteen songs deep and…
One of this writer’s absolute favorite releases of 2018 so far has got to be Kyle Carey’s The Art of Forgetting. The revered singer-songwriter’s fourth album is chockful of serene folk songs pulling from both Celtic and Americana influences. It’s a…
For Folk’s Sake recently had the opportunity to catch up with rising western artist Ross Cooper. This interview succeeds the recent release of Cooper’s excellent I Rode the Wild Horses on 9 March, which he initially successfully crowdfunded via Kickstarter. As…
Released just over a week back, Pedigo’s Magic Pilsner is the self-titled debut of John Pedigo’s latest musical endeavor. Decorated with the detailed down-on-their-luck personas and emotions that only a folk-laden release could ever hope to pursue, Pedigo keeps things varied…
Patrick Ballantyne is known in Canada as a “songwriter’s songwriter,” known for collaborating with such artists as the legendary homegrown blues-rock combo Big Sugar, as well as The Trews, Tim Chaisson and others, helping to create a formidable catalogue of…
For Folk’s Sake’s Sami Posner recently sat down with Americana troupe Nick & Luke to discuss their latest tour and all of the memorable antics and adventures that have come with it. Trekking from one side of the US to…
