Irish songsmith Foy Vance has announced the release of his new record the Melrose EP’ on Communion Records. And FFS can exclusively bring you an acoustic session with Foy playing ‘Into the Fire’ from the new EP. The excellently-jumpered fellow…
Interview | Dylan LeBlanc on new album, Cast The Same Old Shadow
Dylan LeBlanc may only be 22 years old, but there’s nothing immature about his music, expertly crafted, endlessly reflective and flecked by cynicism as it is. Growing up in Alabama, it’s unsurprising that LeBlanc’s debut album, Pauper’s Field was…
WIN! | Tickets for Rachel Sermanni at Bush Hall
Rachel Sermanni’s EPs to date have shown her to be a fantastic songwriter of organic-sounding melodies. So we’re excited to hear her debut album Under Mountains, to be released on September 19th. Rachel is celebrating the album’s release with a…
Interview | Thijs Kuijken of I Am Oak
I Am Oak is the band of Utrecht-based musician Thijs Kuijken. We first heard him here at FFS when Lauren Laverne played a track from his new album on 6music. Since then we’ve been smitten – and with a really rounded…
Blog | Not at Green Man Festival?
For those of us who aren’t at Green Man this weekend, we’ve put together a Spotify playlist for you to enjoy from the comfort of your own home. Maybe listen to it in the bath to really bite your thumb…
Album | The Big Eyes Family Players & Friends – Folk Songs II
Much of what we welcome under the banner of folk music would have rejected the tag in the not-too-distant past, preferring instead to go by acoustic or indie or nu-something-or-other. The Big Eyes Family Players, though, are folk through and…