Ian Parker, Albums Editor extraordinaire, is uncontested for the title of For Folk’s Sake’s resident physicals enthusiast. While some of us were busy watching Johnny Flynn’s baby singing his dad’s songs or pretending to be this guy, Ian was freezing in…
With first two albums, Matchbox Man and Map or Direction, John Smith (no more comments on the name, please god) built up a quiet but devoted following. With third full-length release, Great Lakes, the time has come for Smith to…
‘Say what you like about that Sgt Bilko fella, but he sure plays a mean banjo!’ So goes the conversation among agents and studio bosses in all the most exclusive Hollywood bars every time Steve Martin strolls by, usually without…
We’re unashamed about our love for Dolly Parton at FFS. She’s a brilliant songwriter with an incredible voice and we’ll hear nowt bad said about her. Her classic song ‘9 to 5’ was written for the film of the same…
Charlotte Carpenter recently sent us her new EP In The Night and instantly caught our ears. With just a tinge of country influences in her folky sound, Carpenter is working from a well-worn template but earns your attention on the…
For the first single of a debut album, ‘I Am Not Waiting Anymore’ sounds remarkably assured and controlled. But when you consider the background of the man behind Field Report – Chris Porterfield was member of DeYarmond Edison, the former…