Imagined Village are a force of nature, but is it folk? With their third album, Bending The Dark, the link with the Tradition becomes even more tenuous, and this is a band that defies glib pigeon-holing. With its roots in…
Interview | Taking time out with Admiral Fallow
Louis Abbott, second right, with Admiral Fallow For Admiral Fallow frontman Louis Abbott, finding time to draw breath isn’t easy. When For Folk’s Sake caught up with him he was enjoying a couple of days “on holiday in England”, which…
Album | Peggy Sue – Play The Songs Of Scorpio Rising
As surprises go, last week’s news that Peggy Sue were releasing an album of covers within days was a pretty good one. Songs Of Scorpio Rising is a result of a special project undertaken by the band last year, when…
Album | Mary Epworth – Dream Life
Mary Epworth has already found some success with a couple of well-received 7”s in the form of ‘The Saddle Song’ and ‘Black Doe’. Since those singles, released in 2009, she has spent the last couple of years experimenting in a…
EP | Songs For Walter – Meet Me At The Empire
It’s been a busy time for Laurie Hulme. The guitarist has a new album out with his band Beat The Radar, but not before he released his own EP under the name Songs For Walter. While BTR deal in post-punk…
EP | Changing Horses – The Nashville Sessions
It always pays to have influential friends. And Changing Horses definitely have some of those. How else does a humble folk pairing get plucked out of Lincoln, (England, not Nebraska) and whisked off to Nashville to make their debut record…