For Folk’s Sake favourites the Staves will move one step closer to world domination when they headline London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire in November. The three Staveley-Taylor sisters will follow up their tour of America and a summer of appearing at…
Our friends over at Yellow Bird Project are raising money for a film starring Kathryn Calder of the New Pornographers. Kathryn was the primary caregiver for her Mother who was diagnosed with Motor Neuron Disease. The film raises awareness of…
Emily Wells’ debut offering, Mama, is an intriguing thing. A double album, the first disc is a subtle combination of lo-fi hip- hop, sparse electronica and folk, whilst the second reworks these songs into bare, acoustic renditions. With the same…
So you know when your debut album is coming out and you wanna sell yourself to the world? You release a catchy single, right? Three minutues long, melody that sticks in your head, radio-friendly riffs – that’s the sort of…
Today’s Song of the Day is an absolute classic, THE Wuthering Heights by THE Kate Bush, which we’ve chosen in honour of our marvellous live editor THE Helen True – born ‘pon this day. Quite apart from her general excellence, there is no…
Okay, let’s get this out of the way straight off the bat: this is not a folk album, and I’m not quite sure why it’s been sent our way. I’m delighted it has, though, as it is a worthy follow-up…