Keen FFS readers will remember that last time we talked about Birmingham duo Malpas we compared them to a pint of bacon-flavoured beer. The strange-brew analogy is one we stick by wholeheartedly – and like all good brewers, Malpas have…
Tessa Bickers has written for For Folk’s Sake in the past, reviewing and interviewing Laura Marling. A singer in her own right, a year ago she spent all her savings on booking the Union Chapel without so much as a…
With so much going on is his music, it’s hard to know where to start with Antun Opic. Well, no, the place to start is this: it’s awesome. After that you can mention his Croatian/German roots, the fact he used…
JP Cooper tells us how chuffed he is to be playing festivals, and sings the beautiful ‘Whenever You Hold Me’ for your listening pleasure. Just lovely. Watch out for more in our series of live interviews at the Cambridge Folk…
Somehow, Laki Mera’s rapturously-received debut album, The Proximity Effect, flew under our folktronica radar. Determined not to miss the party the second time, we collared the Glasgow three-piece to get the lowdown on 2013’s most intriguing dream folk outfit and…
The title track from Christmas album alumni Josienne and Ben’s new record, Fire and Fortune is an original composition among an album of old and new songs. A sparsely orchestrated, building track that shows off Josienne’s gorgeous vocals perfectly. If…