One of our favourite new bands Patch & the Giant are putting on a Christmas extravaganza, with a line up featuring tons of the artists who are on this year’s For Folk’s Sake It’s Christmas record. The band have teamed up with…
Alessi’s Ark (or Alessi Laurent-Marke) has been a firm favourite here at FFS for a long time. From her delightful debut album Notes from the Treehouse to this year’s bold, surprising offering The Still Life, on Bella Union we’ve been following Alessi’s…
Laura Marling so beautifully articulates the crispness of Britain’s cold weather in this, her most wintry of songs. This song was released in 2009, but La Marling started playing it the Christmas before. Including at the Communion Christmas Party, a…
It’s Chriiiiiiiistmaaaaaas! Crack open the mince pies, mull the wine, dig out your festive jumper and settle down with For Folk’s Sake It’s Christmas 2013. Our now traditional festive compilation is available to buy now from www.forfolkssake.bandcamp.com. You can get your…
Deck the halls! Ring the bells! We’ve got Christmassy news. Team FFS are delighted to announce the tracklist for For Folk’s Sake It’s Christmas 2013 – and give you a first peek at the artwork, designed by lighthouse-creator Sarah Oxley.…
Annoyed by the early Christmas displays in the supermarket? Tempted to chuck a cushion at the telly every time the John Lewis ad comes on? Then look away now because we’ve got some festive news for you. We’re back this…
Download press release | Download artwork (600x600px) | Download hi-res artwork (1600x1500px) Our fourth Christmas-themed compilation album was released on 1 December 2013. The record is available to order from forfolkssake.bandcamp.com and all orders come with an immediate download. All profits from the…
It’s Paul Simon’s birthday today so we asked some of our favourite bands to pick their favourite of his songs: Worry Dolls: American Tune Dave Gerard: Graceland Sophie Jamieson and Patch & the Giant guitarist/banjo player Liam Hoflay: Call Me…
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
Zosia Mamet, better known as Shoshanna in Lena Dunham’s HBO dramedy Girls, has announced a folk music project. The Cabin Sisters is Zosia’s project with her sister Clara (also an actress). They’re asking for $32,000 via Kickstarter to make a…