Sometimes it feels as if James McArthur and The Head Gardeners are being set up to take the fall if the resurgence of folk music doesn’t completely encompass the British Isles. Which would be a shame since Intergalactic Sailor is…
As he stands in the splendour of Manchester’s Albert Hall, Bill Callahan almost looks like he is enjoying himself. He cracks the odd joke and flashes an occasional smile. ‘This is the first time we’ve played Manchester since Mark E…
‘Shut Up Kiss Me’ shaped the summer soundtrack of 2016, so much so that it’s easy to forget that Angel Olsen marches to a beat only she can hear. Following a path that doesn’t stick to the straight and narrow, she…
Let’s step Outside. Molly Linen releases her debut EP this week and it’s a gem. On this five-track collection for Lost Map’s PostMap Club series, the Shropshire-born, Glasgow-based artists has weaved a subtle but engagingly rich tapestry of sounds to…
This week’s session comes from rising talent Freya Ward, playing her recent single ‘I Would Do It All Again’. The track is taken from Freya’s upcoming EP Written with Hindsight, a collection of songs too difficult to write at the…
Multiple award-winning artist Lizanne Knott is preparing for the release of her next serving of Americana come 4 October. The self-released Bones and Gravity is the Pennsylvania artist’s sixth studio album. It’s coming with the promise of being her most…
King Corduroy finds his inspiration in the smoky bars and juke joints of American roots music’s past, solidified in legacy by great outlaws, bluesmen, and soul icons alike. While he pursues this muse, he’s been carving his own path all…
Rob Alexander’s Long Road Coming Home instantly recalls an era of radio dominated by piano-pop pioneers. Fronted by sprightly keyboards, forward-moving percussion, and heady sax breaks, Alexander serves as the hearty frontman to deliver these hook-laden gems. Avoiding direct comparisons…
A couple of years back, Kristina Stykos was diagnosed with spasmodic dysphonia. Facing a reality where singing and even holding day-to-day conversations wouldn’t be as easy as it once was, the diagnosis has still never stopped Stykos in her tracks.…
Following a breakout UK visit earlier this summer, Australian artist William Crighton sat down with For Folk’s Sake as part of our ongoing ‘FFS 5’ interview series. Albeit brisk, the singer-songwriter’s answers offer us a window to peer through into…
Since kicking off their folk music career with their eponymous 2017 LP, the Rightly So have been busy touring the country. “We’ve spent the last year and a half living out of our homemade RV built inside an old Verizon…
Listening to Hiss Golden Messenger is like going to church. You don’t always hear what you want, but you hear what you need. Terms Of Surrender is no exception. This new collection of ten tunes comes after M. C. Taylor…
Todd Warner Moore’s artistry more often than not feeds off of pensive lyricism met by warm, pop-driven hooks. Sifting comfortably through acoustic realms, Moore has excelled over the years as a multifarious songwriter. Capable of bending genres into his overarching…
Cigarettes have often served as the thematic frame to notable musical works, from Otis Redding’s ‘Cigarettes and Coffee’ to Patsy Cline’s Three Cigarettes in an Ashtray’ and countless others. While the attraction to rags have rightfully waned in recent years,…
This week we have Thom Ashworth in session playing a song from his recently released debut album Head Canon, which has been picking up praise across the folkasphere. The album is a mix of traditional folk songs (and one modern…
Horace Holloway is a classic folk troubadour in contemporary wrapping. The moniker of Jeffery Morrison, the music that he makes under the moniker is as frank and personable as the real deal. Throughout his latest, he invokes a raw liveliness…
With the release of ‘Desire Lines’, Elsa Birgitta Bekman has two singles to her name. The first, ‘Once in My Life (Sverige Vals)’, debuted to much aplomb in early July beside a stirring self-produced cinematic. She’s approaching the release of…
