They’re being slightly disingenuous with a name like We Happy Few. Because this London band deal in the blues. Our panel went in to see if they could still manage to come away with a smile on their face. Damien…
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FFS New Bands Panel: Heart Shaped Circles
The Heart Shaped Circles have put debut EP Evelyn’s Vineyard on the ol’ interweb for free, so should you be interested? Our panel went in to find out… Louis Gilbert: Wearing his heart on his sleeve, this songwriter sounds a…
FFS New Bands Panel: The Fast Sails
On their myspace page, the Fast Sails describe themselves as a mix of happy hardcore and Dutch pop, but whatever the source material, our panel found that the result is a quirky, folky pop. Alice Sage: This girl has an…
FFS New Bands Panel: Mathew Gray
So far, all we have to go on for Manchester singer-songwriter Mathew Gray are a handful of bedroom demos. EPs are on the way, so the panel took a listen to see whether they’re likely to be worth the wait.…
FFS New Bands Panel: Rebel Bran
Serbian-born Rebel Bran moved to Canada during the Balkan war, and continued to hone a musical sound which has been 20 years in the making. He finally feels it’s ready, so the panel went in to see if they agree.…
FFS New Bands Panel: Fling
The definition of folk music is increasingly hard to pin down in an age of anti-folk and psych-folk and whatever other folk you care to mention. Fling live in simpler times, playing what folk music used to mean: the music…
FFS New Bands Panel: Chasing Owls
The people behind Edinburgh’s Chasing Owls have been known to us at For Folk’s Sake for a while now, so it was a clear oversight that we’d not, as yet, given them a proper listen. After all, if the likes…
FFS New Bands Panel: Andrew Butler
Andrew Butler says his music is his “mind in musical form”. The wannabe psychologists on our panel went inside to see if it all made sense. Helen True: This fellow writes exquisite, intricate, romantic songs that swoop and soar about…
FFS New Bands Panel: Moths and Leeches
Southwestern group Moths and Leeches is the vehicle for singer-songwriter Matthew Caron. They have a simple philosophy. “We will play for you,” they say. So the panel took them up on the offer to see what they’re all about. Alice…
FFS New Bands Panel: Gypsy & The Wolf
Gypsy & The Wolf caused a minor stir with the release of their The Perfect Rose EP earlier this summer, and now the likes of Gary Moore and and Mark Knopfler are throwing praise their way. So what’s all the…