Fresh off their whirlwind week at Folk Alliance, Tucson, AZ folk-duo Ryanhood was gracious enough to field my questions about their 6th studio album, entilted Yearbook. Ryan and Cameron talk about the past, present, and future of their band, as well…
We here at For Folk’s Sake are best known for covering, well, folk music. It’s what’s on the tin. Quite often, though, pretty much since our foundation, we have extended our reach beyond purely folk to embrace the many genres…
Swiss folksters Serafyn released their lush debut album Foam last month. Its warm tones and majestic harmonies are perfect to get you through the remaining days of winter – and at this rate may well be needed well into spring.…
“Last year, when I supported a band [Whitney], there were about 10 people here”, declared Julia Jacklin at her sold out show in Nottingham, followed by a pause, “It’s so great to see you all! Currently on tour promoting last…
‘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…
Despite her dedication to a pure and uncluttered reading of traditional song Shirley Collin’s Barbican show is a lavishly staged affair. A huge screen shows films and animations for each song. A narrator gives context and history to the music…