Way back in 2002, Conor Oberst released A Christmas Album as Bright Eyes. What was then an online-only release brought together Oberst’s take on 11 standards but it was never designed to soundtrack a Christmas party. The New York Times…
More 4 are hosting a folk night this Saturday 7th December with three programmes all about how excellent folk is. Clue: it’s REALLY excellent. Get Folked: The Great Folk Revival A documentary about ALL THE FOLK with interviews and performances…
Here’s a rather lovely performance by FFS favourites Stornoway of their song ‘Waiting on the Clock’. It was recorded at a Sofar Sounds show in London. Sofar Sounds put on secret gigs around the world, usually hosted in people’s homes. Stornoway…
Criminally, Fountains of Wayne have only troubled the UK top 40 three times. One of those was back in 1997 with their festive single ‘I Want An Alien For Christmas’. While that was memorable for its sheer silliness, the real…
It’s Chriiiiiiiistmaaaaaas! Crack open the mince pies, mull the wine, dig out your festive jumper and settle down with For Folk’s Sake It’s Christmas 2013. Our now traditional festive compilation is available to buy now from www.forfolkssake.bandcamp.com. You can get your…
The Snowflakes Christmas Singles Club are unleashing a veritable feast of sounds for fans of a quality Christmas song, with four (snow white, of course) 7″s hitting the shelves of fine record shops everywhere this week to celebrate the festive…