You like awesome animation, right? And we know you like The Staves because, you know, who doesn’t? So you are seriously going to swoon over the video for their new single, Winter Trees. It’s produced by Bafta-nominated filmmakers Karni and…
FFS favourite The Leisure Society have announced the release of their third album Alone Aboard the Ark on 1st April. The band have been holed up at Ray Davies Konk studios in North London in 2012 working on the record,…
Our esteemed friends at How Does It Feel to be Loved recently announced their latest signing Haiku Salut. The three-piece are planning to release their debut album Tricolore this year (you can pre-order it now). We had a sneak preview of…
With news of the sad demise of HMV came the surprising statistic that 38% of physical music sold in the UK is bought there. So we asked folk fans on twitter where they get their CDs and vinyl… Tell us…
Having been a big fan of these guys for a while now, FFS are thrilled to announce the news of Daughter’s new and debut album, “If You Leave”, due for release on March 18th 3013, via 4AD Records (and April…
For Folks Sake are pleased to announce the recent signing of one of FFS’s favourite current up-and-coming bands, Patch & the Giant. Now working alongside London label ‘Folkroom Records’, the band are planning to release their debut EP in the…
Topic, described as “Europe’s oldest truly independent label”, will welcome in the new year by going back to the future as they begin The Great Big Digital Archive Project. The 74-year-old label is aiming to make all of its back…
The excellent Gibson Bull and Carmen have put together this gorgeous video for the song they donated to For Folk’s Sake It’s Christmas 2012. Here’s ‘The Holly and the Ivy’… As though that’s not enough festive loveliness, we’re delighted to…
The Staves will attempt to keep the momentum of their breakthrough year rolling with two headline London shows and a new single in 2013. ‘Winter Trees’ from their beautiful debut album Dead & Born & Grown will be released on…
Woodpigeon are to release their new album, Thumbtacks And Glue, in February. The Mark Hamilton-led project from Canada will unveil their fifth full-length release on February 25, with a one-off UK show to follow at London’s St Pancras Old Church…