With the release of their debut album just around the corner, Maia The Band are ready to take off. The four piece from the North West of England combine an array of different sounds for our New Bands Panel to…
Album: Turner Cody – Gangbusters!
Over the years, Turner Cody hasn’t strayed far from the country-twanged folk that characterised his early contribution ‘Unconscious Repeat’ on the 2002 compilation Antifolk Vol. 1. In the time that Adam Green has gone from painful shrieking clarinets to smooth…
Jens Lekman announces London show
The ever brilliant London-based promoter Platforms Live has announced that the Swedish übergod Jens Lekman is to play his first London show in two years this August. Mr Lekman — who now lives in Australia — will play the Union Chapel…
Win tickets to exclusive Seth Lakeman showcase in London *UPDATE – GIG CANCELLED*
FFS has a pair of tickets to give away for folk stalwart Seth Lakeman’s show at Camden’s Black Heart next Wednesday 12th May. The showcase in the 120-capacity venue will preview songs from Seth’s new LP ‘Hearts & Minds’ to…
Live: Efterklang @ The Black Box, Dublin
As far as concert venues in Belfast go, The Black Box is definitely one of the nicer ones. Gracefully skimming the line between rowdy, leery pub and wanker-infested bohemian dive, it’s a blessed haven where you won’t be immediately saturated…
Diane Cluck and Anders Griffen announce new UK shows
There are some names that every self-respecting folk fan should know; in my humblest of opinions, Diane Cluck is one of them. With her distinctive, sparse guitar picking tempered by a strong, almost world-wearied voice and disconcertingly perceptive lyrics, Diane’s…