As he leaves the stage, support act and folk legend Roy Harper sums the night up perfectly, before it has even happened: we are about to be treated to “one of the most beautiful women I’ve ever seen, performing some of…
Album: Junkboy – Koyo
For those familiar with Junkboy‘s previous output, Koyo may come as something of a surprise. Although never a completely full-on krautrock machine, Junkboy, aka brothers Mik and Rich Hanscomb, certainly knew how to get into the teutonic groove. On Koyo,…
The folk fan’s guide to hip-hop
You won’t be surprised to hear that here at FFS, folk is the only music we claim to know anything about, but that doesn’t mean we’re not open to dalliances with another genre or two. We’ve enlisted the help of…
FFS New Bands Panel – Admiral Fallow
Five students came together in Glasgow four years ago to form the Brother Louis Collective. Fast forward a little while, and the newly-monikered Admiral Fallow have just put out their debut album, Boots Met My Face, mixing several different sounds…
Album: To My Boy – The Habitable Zone
This writer remembers, back in the days of (gulp) new-rave, turning on a music channel and being faced with To My Boy playing hyperactive post punk chords and glitchy Atari beeps whilst singing from the point of view of an…
Live: CocoRosie at Union Chapel, London
Those of you who have been to Union Chapel will know what a unique venue it is. I can’t imagine anywhere more appropriate for freak-folksters CocoRosie. The music performed within the Chapel, the stage is worked around the rather grand…