Anais Mitchell took to facebook today to announce a gig at London’s Cecil Sharp House, showcasing material from her forthcoming album of traditional folk songs. The Vermont singer told FFS in a recent interview that she would be releasing a…
Live | Moulettes announce competition and Tabernacle gig on 24th November
May we cordially recommend a gig to you? It’s in one of the very most beautiful venues in London, there are prizes for the first 50 people to buy tickets from the Communion Music, and the line up is stonking. The…
News | Civil Wars halt tour
The Civil Wars have scrapped the remainder of their European tour amid what the band describe as “internal discord and irreconcilable differences of ambition”. With no indication of what was to come, Joy Williams and John Paul White played a…
Artist blog | Emily Barker on Cory Branan
Our favourite Australian songstress Emily Barker is on the road as part of the revival tour. It’s a five week European jaunt with a slew of other artists, full of collaboration, covers and singalongs. Emily’s blogging about the tour for…
Album | Beth Orton – Sugaring Season
Having spent the turn of the century in the company of Beth Orton’s 1999 Brit Award-winning album Central Reservation – and it’s chronological neighbours Trailer Park and Daybreaker – Orton’s music is part of the maturing folk fan’s genetic make-up. Now…
News | Folkroom release Anthology Two
Folkroom Records have released their second record, titled Anthology Two. The album features eleven especially-recorded tracks from the likes of Lucy Cait, Ellie Rumbold, Andrew Butler, Worry Dolls, Herons!, Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker, Zoe Wren, The Moon, The Son &…