Category: Song of the Day

A song a day, every day. From brand new tunes to elderly classics. We don’t promise to be constrained by genre, but we promise to recommend brilliant music.

SOTD: Kat Frankie – Bad Behaviour

Ahead of her the release of her debut record, Bad Behaviour, out in February, Kat Frankie has released the title track from the LP, and it is a shimmering slice of beauty. Definitely something to get your groove onto this autumnal weekend.…

One To Watch | Melody Causton

For those easing themselves into the weekend, here’s something to unwind to as the weariness of the working week subsides. 23 Year old songwriter Melody Causton, based in Cambridge, is all set to break through into the folk stratosphere with…

Song of the Day | Indigo Girls – Elizabeth

As the Indigo Girls begin their latest tour of the UK this month, it’s hard to believe it’s nearly 20 years since they released their eponymous debut album. No surprise then that latest album One Lost Day has a retrospective…

Song of the Day | The Last Dinosaur – All my Faith

Until last week, I hadn’t heard of ‘The Last Dinosaur’, the moniker of London based Jamie Cameron. When a track from the PR came into my inbox, what I heard stopped me from what I was doing; a rare occurrence…

SOTD | Charlie Fink – Firecracker

The voice of Charlie Fink is a joy to hear, especially so in the current climate of political and social upheaval and troubles. Noah & The Whale were unfairly typecast after the success of ‘5 Years Time’, a shame, as…

First Play | Allred and Broderick – Find The Ways

We like spoiling you here at For Folks Sake. Not just content with providing you with reviews of the latest releases, from time to time, we provide a new soundtrack to your day, and the album stream below from Allred…

SOTD | Ciaran Lavery – New Partner

Ostensibly a release for the forthcoming 10th anniversary Record Store Day (22nd April), Northern Irish musician Ciaran Lavery, fresh from releasing a well-received live album at the tail end of 2016, has dipped his toe into the cavernous back catalogue…

Song of the Day | Charlie Straw – All I Know

A new one here by upcoming British artist Charlie Straw. ‘All I Know’ is the second release by Straw, and it is a delicate slice of warmth for the ears to enjoy. Take a listen below. You can catch Charlie…

Album | Hurray for the Riff Raff – The Navigator

At this point Alynda Segarra is Hurray for the Riff Raff – her songs, her music, her vision. Leaving the Bronx at the age of seventeen and riding the rails like a female Woody Guthrie, Segarra spent three years exploring…

SOTD | The Lumineers – Angela

‘Angela’, the latest track from American alt-folk success story The Lumineers was released last Friday (24th February), and continues their recent trend of tracks which hark back to the Laurel Canyon records, evoking memories of the Byrds, Buffalo Springfield and…