Category: News

News | Nick Mulvey announces headline tour

Nick Mulvey will continue his breakthrough year with a headline UK tour this autumn. Mulvey, who gained attention for his Fever To The Form EP earlier this year, will follow up his support slot on Laura Marling’s tour with with…

Exclusive | Helene Greenwood – In The Sunshine

Today’s Song of the Day is an exclusive first look at the video for ‘In The Sunshine’, the new single from London singer Helene Greenwood’s. The dreamy summer offering is taken from Greenwood’s upcoming debut album Collectable You, which is out on…

News | New album Country Mile and UK tour for Johnny Flynn

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Some happy news for fans of Johnny Flynn. The East London troubador has announced his long-awaited third album Country Mile will be released on 30 September through his old friends at Transgressive Records. You can download the brilliant first single…

News | Mumford & Sons to put out Edward Sharpe record

Mumford & Sons are to release the new Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros album on their own record label. Alex Ebert’s collective will switch to the Gentlemen of the Road imprint for the UK and European release of their…

News | Devon Sproule announces UK tour + free download

After her jaunt around the Highlands and Islands next month, FFS favourite Devon Sproule has announced a UK and Ireland tour with new album collaborator Mike O’Neill. Devon and Mike will take in 19 dates this October in support of…

News | Slow Club announce secret surprise gig tonight

Rebecca Taylor, one half of Slow Club, tweeted this morning to indicate in really rather strong terms that the band will be playing Notting Hill Arts Club this evening. Say if we played at 9.15 tonight at Notting Hill Arts…

News | Staves to play Shepherd’s Bush Empire

For Folk’s Sake favourites the Staves will move one step closer to world domination when they headline London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire in November. The three Staveley-Taylor sisters will follow up their tour of America and a summer of appearing at…

Festivals | Cambridge Folk Festival: Sunday preview

By now, you should have your CFF routine down to a fine art. So, baby-wipe yourselves down, rinse your recyclable pint glass and ready yourself for the final day of folk festivities. Continuing with its line-up of emerging talent, the intimate staging…