Approaching its 54th event, the Cambridge Folk Festival remains firmly amongst Europe’s foremost offerings for celebrating, introducing and shaping folk music. We spoke to operations manager Neil Jones and asked what the secret to its longevity is: “we’re so aware…
Interview | FFS5 Q&A with Lyman Ellerman
The latest in our ongoing ‘For Folk’s Sake 5’ interview series comes from Nashville’s own Lyman Ellerman. In his ‘FFS5’ sesh, Ellerman tells us the captivating story of his growing up into the world of roots music and all of…
Album | Brown Kid – Rusty Strings
Most days, it feels like Peruvian folk artist Brown Kid’s lively irreverence is more needed than ever. His new album may be titled Rusty Strings, but it never sounds like he was playing on any. Production on the singer-songwriter’s newest EP is…
Premiere | Anne Deming – ‘No Escape’
Although she’s trapped, Anne Deming is still on top in ‘No Escape’. The Midwest singer-songwriter’s new single is a voluptuous, powerfully feminine anthem with a suitably captivating music video to match. In the audiovisual experience Deming is presenting, she dances…
Premiere | Emil Landman – ‘Darling’ (Live @ Zonnehuis Amsterdam)
Holland singer-songwriter Emil Landman has a brand new live performance video to share with For Folk’s Sake readers today. As its name suggests, Utrecht artist’s latest album, Vinter // Sommer, was recorded on two separate sessions on the Norwegian island of Reinøya—once…
Live | Phoebe Bridgers @ Harlow’s, Sacramento
With even a cursory pulse on the indie music scene, it would have been hard to not come across the name Phoebe Bridgers—a Los Angeles-native indie folk singer-songwriter—within the past few years. Bridgers was featured on an Apple iPhone commercial…