Mumford & Sons are to headline a day of music at the site of the 2012 Olympics this summer. Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros and Vampire Weekend are also on the bill for the show which will take place…
News | Cocker to release folk book thanks to Hawley
Jarvis Cocker’s first project as editor-at-large at Faber and Faber is to be a history of British folk clubs. The Pulp frontman took up the role back at the start of last year and has now signed up his first…
News | Sparrow & The Workshop reveal new album ‘Murderopolis’
Sparrow & The Workshop will release their latest album, Murderopolis, on May 27. Their third effort follows on from 2011’s Spitting Daggers and sees the Glasgow-based three-piece move further into darker and louder territory. While Muderopolis is a step away…
#44 Dark Dark Dark – What I Needed
What is it about Nona Marie Invie’s voice that makes it so startlingly beautfiul? Its lack of pretension? Its unwavering tone? Or its quiet strength? Whatever it is, it’s showcased to perfection on new song ‘What I Needed’ – a…
News | Staves complete Cambridge line-up
The Staves headed the final wave of acts to be added to the Cambridge Folk Festival as the complete line-up was revealed today. The trio will play Main Stage 1 on the Sunday of the event which runs from July…
Album | Alessi’s Ark – The Still Life
It would be over the top to suggest that, at the age of 22, it was make-or-break time for Alessi Laurent-Marke. But there is no denying that Alessi’s Ark needed a third album of substance, something to erase words like…