When Chuck Whyard hits the stage, he becomes the electrifying Americana artist, C-Wired. A free-wheeling mystic capable of producing powerful, tenacious grooves, he and his band develop a multifarious collection of songs for their debut EP, Omega. Washed with lush production…
Our new session with The Amazing Devil is something a bit different, and a bit special. The last time we recorded with the band we set up in an actor’s club in Soho. But the band are always looking to…
Few songwriters make as excellent a use of open air as Devin Sinha. The Seattle artist is still promoting material from off of his latest album, last year’s Our Fathers Were Lions, and for good reason—it’s bloody great. Capitalized by spacious,…
Mitch Bradford is a contemporary artist who appreciates the warm minimalism of vintage folks and roots rock. Taking a page from the likes of Jackson Browne and Neil Young, his style is unvarnished, conversational, and from the heart. Ergo, it…
Those of you who follow the For Folk’s Sake sessions will already be excited about Ben Somers’ new record Poor Stuart after he popped by to perform ‘Life On The Road. Now we can offer up the premiere of the…
With a vinyl release in just four days and a digital one soon to follow on 21 Sept., Katie Barbato is sharing the title track of her forthcoming EP with For Folk’s Sake today. Accompanying it is a gorgeous video…
This week’s session comes from Ben Somers, playing a song from his new album Poor Stuart which is out on the 7th September. Ben is involved in multiple musical projects, playing various styles and instruments, and the album incorporates elements…
When Bluesman Mike & the Blues Review rocked Monterey Court last month, photographer Amber Lee Irwin was there to catch the magic. Amber has been generous enough to share these photos with For Folk’s Sake’s audience, giving us an electrifying…
Quebec-born and Ottawa-raised, Norm Brunet was struck with an ironic revelation when he performed to a Nashville crowd for the first time last year. Being labeled by the audience as an Americana artist, Brunet was perplexed and humored, once saying…
You’ve heard of Jam in the Van, but how about Jam in the Bus Conversion? That’s exactly what Ben Delaurentis did with this sweet acoustic rendition of his song, ‘Fill in the Blanks’. His songwriting verges on the contemporary neo-folk…
L.A. by way of Canada singer-songwriter Lindsay Kay puts forth a collection of songs centered around womanhood and femininity on her debut LP, For the Feminine, by the Feminine (out Oct. 5). The project was made start-to-finish by women and…
Although you may not have heard of Robin Bacior, she is no newcomer. In fact, it is hard to think of a more accomplished songwriter and artist, and Light It Moved Me is further proof of it. Moving seamlessly between…
Comprised of Emily Kelly and Graham Coe, Edinburgh duo The Jellyman’s Daughter produce full-bodied folk music replete with vocals, guitars, mandolin, and cello. It’s in their masterful craft that they’re able to resonate with such a richness between just two…
Over the course of his career, singer/songwriter and Americana artist Tom Freund has released more than a dozen records, collaborated with legends such as Elvis Costello and Jackson Browne, pulled a half-decade stint on bass for alt-country pioneers The Silos,…
There have been some dark days for Rubblebucket. Kalmia Traver has survived first-stage clear cell ovarian cancer, while Alex Toth battled alcoholism. Then, of course there was also their divorce. Yet Sun Machine is a tribute to the positivity and…
Comprised of Hadar Orshalimy and Sheldon Low, We Are the Northern Lights describe themselves as indie folk-pop with a soul. A bit of a mouthful at first as it may be, it’s also perfectly indicative of the cross-section that the…
Photographer Amber Lee Irwin has been capturing great shots of live shows at Tucson gem Monterey Court, and we at For Folk’s Sake are privileged to publish galleries from this rising name in Arizona photojournalism. The first of which is…
