Though it may seem impossible to believe now, with his legacy assured as one of the greatest performers of the 20th Century, the legend of Johnny Cash and his irreversible dent on pop culture was nearly never cemented at all.…
Putting two ageing legends such as Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard together cannot help but grab your attention. With more than a century’s cumulative experience in music, they know exactly what they are doing and they deliver their sixth collaboration…
There comes a time in your life when you have to face up to your fear of younger people born in later decades who are all grown up, a prodigious talent maturing with them. It’s a terror I’m trying to…
The music of Pokey LaFarge harks back to an era long gone, when the world seemed like a simpler place. Before technology took over and communication improved, yet somehow diminished in standards, the world sounded a little like Mr LaFarge’s…
From the Missouri coffee-shop circuit to international recognition, it has been a whirlwind year for this duo. The storming single ‘Silent Movies’ lifted the pair from obscurity in this country to swift recognition via Later… with Jools Holland and is…
The Dot to Dot festival was celebrating its 10th anniversary this past bank holiday weekend, so For Folk’s Sake decided to make the short journey south to Nottingham to experience one of the finest inner-city festivals in the country. Now…
Brighton’s The Great Escape festival is what life should be like every day. The whole town becomes one massive venue; you’re allowed to drink beer for breakfast and spend the day rolling from gig to gig; pubs become your…
Any time a band says they’ve completely ripped up their formula and started over, alarm bells go off for fans everywhere. We could worry devotees of Admiral Fallow further by telling them that the Glasgow collective, who charmed us all…
At this point in her career, some 20-odd years later, Dar Williams needs no real introduction. An American icon in her own right, the prolific pop/folk singer-songwriter and political activist has earned her spot in the States as one of…
Reviewing a record when you know the curtains have since fallen on the band is always a little difficult. You inevitably wonder what might have been, while trying to find evidence (if any) that things were falling apart. Chris Cheveyo…