#195 Dutch Uncles – Nometo

These are exciting times for Dutch Uncles. Perhaps most exciting is the prospect of a set of expanded shows with a string ensemble in November and December (check out the band’s website for full details). Before that, this weekend in…

#194 Johnny Cash – Hurt

It needs no introduction, and is far too obvious a song with which to mark the 10th anniversary of Johnny Cash’s death this week, but his cover of ‘Hurt’ never gets old. And, while the song itself documents his failing…

Happy birthday to us | five years of For Folk’s Sake

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

#192 Kiran Leonard – Port-Ainé

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…