Folk aficionados will certainly have heard of Cara Dillon, one of Ireland’s foremost traditional folk singers. Now re-emerging from a domestic haitus is sister Mary Dillon, once a member of acclaimed 90’s band Deanta and more recently, sometime vocalist on…
Album | Night Beds – Country Sleep
One of the first things you’re going to read about Country Sleep, whether here or anywhere else, is how the man behind the Night Beds name, 23-year-old Winston Yellens, wound up living in the house that was once home to…
Album | Willows – Beneath Our Humble Soil
It’s easy to become jaded when listening to new bands, and to focus too much on the search for some breathtakingly original new sound, only to be disappointed when what you hear doesn’t correspond to some vague, totally subjective ideal.…
Album | Daisy Chapman – Shameless Winter
As the last of the snow melt from the recent cold snap washes down the rivers and out to sea, Daisy Chapman’s Shameless Winter comes along to leave your world white over once more. Written while on tour last, er,…
Blog | Russell Swallow and the Wolf
Russell Swallow specialises in lovingly-crafted songs pitched somewhere between the romantics of Fleet Foxes, the upbeat poppiness of Patrick Wolf, and the brooding of Nick Drake and Jeff Buckley, with a strong voice and poetic, heartfelt lyrics. Check out ‘Home’…
News | The return of Nancy Elizabeth
Nancy Elizabeth is back – and For Folk’s Sake could not be more excited. Her third album – the first since the blissful Wrought Iron in 2009 – is due out in the summer, a single will be appearing in…