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…
#194 Johnny Cash – Hurt
#193 Noah & the Whale – Five Years Time
How could we choose anything other than Noah & the Whale’s ‘5 Years Time’ as our song of the day on this our fifth birthday? It’s a brilliant song with a brilliant video, and Noah & the Whale were one…
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…
#191 Arcade Fire – Reflektor
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…
#190 Laura Groves – Pale Shadows
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…