One great thing that has come out of folk music in the modern age is that it’s become more of an attitude. We live in a world where, arguably, an artist like RiverChild is just as “folk” as, say Angel…
Single | GEA – ‘Pink’
Interview | Stornoway get ready to say goodbye
For Jon Ouin, one of his favourite things about being a member of Stornoway has been going out on tour. The Oxford band have been gigging since long before some of them were, strictly speaking, old enough to be in…
Live | Patch & The Giant @ The Basement, York
“We’re going to play you a song off the new record now,” Angie announces. “Actually, they’re all off the new record but it sounds cool to say that.” Those of us crammed into the Basement on the banks of the…
Album | Greg and the Granules – Answer to Influence
For longtime fans of the psychedelic Southern California surf band, Particle Wave, and are particularly invested in the scene from which the band stems from, it may come as a surprise that frontman Greg Maechling is decidedly making an Americana…
Single | Edward & Graham – Menomonee Road
In the wonderful world of roots music, duos seem to have swiftly become all the rage. Whether we’re talking the audience applause whenever Shakey Graves and Esmé Patterson join forces for something from off of And The War Came, or…
Single | Christina Rubino – Down to the Sea
One such revelation of the ever-expanding world of folk has been its alternative cousin. Birthing cutting-edge records from the likes of Jessica Lea Mayfield, Jesca Hoop, and Amanda Palmer, among others, this particular breed of alternative folk takes some cues…