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…
#50 Dolly Parton – 9 to 5
#49 Charlotte Carpenter – In The Night
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…
#48 Field Report – I Am Not Waiting Anymore
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…
Interview | Good Vibrations: How a record shop eased Belfast’s Troubles
Record Store Day is a celebration of all record stores are, and all they can be. A good record store plays a huge role in the local community – and exceptional ones do even more. Last month, the film Good…
Record Store Day | The FFS Shopping Guide 2013 (part 3)
If you’ve got any budget left from reading parts one and two of the shopping guide, we can help you find a few more ways to spend it in part three. Tift Merritt – Markings | Merritt revisits the title…
Record Store Day | The FFS Shopping Guide 2013 (part 2)
Part two of our shopping guide continues with some lovely coloured vinyl from the Leisure Society and a sweet-sounding collaboration from Willy Mason and Brendan Benson. These are the things that should be getting you out of bed. Bob Dylan…