Old Crow Medicine Show play good ol’, rootin’ tootin’ American and blue grass and can name fans as illustrious as Marcus Mumford, Norah Jones and Gillian Welch. In fact, they supported our own Mumford and Sons back in 2011 on…
News | Daughter announces Debut Album
Having been a big fan of these guys for a while now, FFS are thrilled to announce the news of Daughter’s new and debut album, “If You Leave”, due for release on March 18th 3013, via 4AD Records (and April…
News | Patch & The Giant Signed to Folkroom Records
For Folks Sake are pleased to announce the recent signing of one of FFS’s favourite current up-and-coming bands, Patch & the Giant. Now working alongside London label ‘Folkroom Records’, the band are planning to release their debut EP in the…
Interview | FFS talk to Seth Lakeman (and George)
When we caught up with folk superstar, Seth Lakeman, just before Christmas he was on a bracing walk around Dartmoor with George, his spaniel. After making soppy noises over the dog, FFS calmed down enough to ask Lakeman about his…
NEW BANDS PANEL | SAM SALLON – KATHY’S SONG EP
London born and Manchester raised folk troubadour Sam Sallon has been making music ever since he was a wee laddy, supporting Mexican duo Rodrigo y Gabriela, Pete Doherty and tthe likes of Johnny Flynn, Fionn Regan and Lucy Rose in…
EP | O. Chapman – Obedient Son
The wonderful O.Chapman has been in our good books, not to mention our one-to-watch books, for some considerable time now, and his 2012 debut EP ‘Obedient Son’ certainly didn’t let our expectations down. Recorded at the equally fantastic Dave Gerard’s…