For Folk’s Sake is five years old today.
And to celebrate we’re delighted to reveal our new design, from our talented friend Sarah Oxley. We think it’s beautiful, and we hope you do too.
Please indulge us while we take a look at the best of the past five years. And say a HUGE thank you to the editors, writers, photographers and musicians without which this site wouldn’t exist.
Here’s to the next five years!
Team FFS x
You might have heard of the quite ridiculously talented teenager Kiran Leonard before thanks to his previous track, the enjoyably spiky ‘Dear Lincoln‘. Well, this is nothing like that. ‘Port-Ainé’ is a delightful, meandering tune with more than a touch of Andrew Bird…
Yes, we know you’ve probably heard it already. And no, it might not be folk music in the way you think of folk music. But if this isn’t the song of the day, what is? Arcade Fire are back. Give…
You will find some of the world’s biggest Blue Roses fans at FFS, so there is more than a little excitement about new music from Laura Groves. Groves has had a rebranding, dropping her floral moniker, so it’s no surprise…
Hello, please introduce yourself and your music to the uninitiated. I’m Helene Greenwood and am a singer-songwriter from London. My songs defy easy categorisation with influences from folk, pop, jazz and contemporary sounds. I have recently recorded an album Collectable…
We wouldn’t normally bring you two tracks by the same artist in such quick succession, but we’re more than a little bit intrigued by Still Parade. We’ve still got nothing much to tell you about them, other than the fact…