As 2022 draws to a close, here are some of For Folk’s Sake contributors favourite releases of the year. Pete Bate Wilco – Cruel Country Over 30 years since Jeff Tweedy spawned the No Depression movement with Uncle Tupelo, Wilco…
FFS Best of 2022
Album | Beans on Toast – The Fascinating Adventures of Little Bee
For his annual birthday release, ‘foolhardy folk singer’ and latterly author Beans on Toast has channelled his creative passion into a series of children’s books with a companion album. From the singer who brought you ‘M.D.M.Amazing’, ‘F*** You Nashville’ and…
Session | Rev Simpkins – Plough Sunday
We round out our sessions for the year with one more trip back to the marshes with Rev Simpkins. The weather forecast for the day couldn’t make up its mind between sunshine and a minor storm, such is the nature…
Session | Basia Bartz – Fly, My Voice
For today’s session we welcome Basia back for another track. This is an interpetation of a Polish folk tune, “Leć głosie po rosie” or “Fly, my voice”. Don’t worry if your Polish is a little rusty, there’s an English translation…
Album | Sophie Jamieson – Choosing
Late November, and there’s a week to go until Sophie Jamieson releases her debut album. She shares a post on her Instagram. It is both an advert for the record, and a note of the sense of unease that comes…
Session | Maz O’Connor – Lily and Lemonade Wine
Today we’re in Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park with Maz O’Connor playing us a song from her album “What I Wanted”, released earlier this year. The album combines ethereal folk story telling with electronic soundscapes, and explores being young in London…