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…
Interview | Jessica Sligter wants YOU!
At FFS we like to take a walk on the wild side once in a while and expand our horizons. For that, we’re increasingly looking across the channel to established and emerging European artists who are experimenting with technology and…
Artist Blog | Chris Leslie of Fairport Convention blogs the first week of their UK tour
We’re jolly pleased to be playing host to the Fairport Convention 2013 Tour Blog, charting their journey around the fair isles of Great Britain. We’ll be publishing weekly blogs from different members of the band, taking in the sites and sounds of…
Interview | Taking responsibility with Fionn Regan
It seems that folk artists are increasingly rejecting big studio production and opting for a more honest, simple sound. Last year saw Seth Lakeman taking his violin down a mine to record the critically acclaimed Tales From The Barrel House,…
Album | Frightened Rabbit – Pedestrian Verse
Frightened Rabbit have set their sights on achieving household status with fourth album Pedestrian Verse. Known by those who keenly follow the rock genre, but overlooked by those with a more passive approach, the five-piece are muscling their way onto…
Album | Jim James – Regions of Light and Sound of God
Jim James, best known as the lead singer of My Morning Jacket, and whose only solo efforts were some beautiful stripped down lo-fi George Harrison covers under the moniker of Yim Yames has finally unveiled his first solo album. Opening…