By making a film centred around the pomposity of folk music, it could be that Guest aimed to poke gentle fun at a genre he loved and, in doing so, shake it free of the shackles of stereotypes that have bound it for too long.
FFS exclusive: Johnny Flynn album artwork and free dowload
Exciting stuff, folk fans! FFS can exclusively reveal the artwork for Johnny Flynn’s second album ‘Been Listening’ — a photograph taken by the man himself.
Brian’s Mixtape #30: Duelling and storytelling
A large chunk of Brian’s record collection was purchased after a recommendation by his uncle Peter, who has an enormous library of albums and an insatiable enthusiasm for music. Brian thought it might be good for FFS’s readers to benefit…
Opera glasses and picnic hampers at the ready for Rufus Wainwright
Judging by the number of appearances he is putting in over the coming months it can be concluded that Rufus Wainwright is rather fond of our fair shores, which is nice really because we are certainly rather fond of him. His opera, Prima…
Live: Firefly @ Roundhouse Studio Theatre
In the packed, ambiently lit space of the Roundhouse Studio Theatre, the audience sat on the beautifully clean floor and waited patiently for Firefly to take to the stage. Crowds as reverent as this are hard to find, but they’d…
The Bundles: the ultimate Antifolk team tour the UK
‘Supergroup’ is such a hideous term, sullied as it has been by a deluge of well-meaning yet utterly annoying charity singles, that it seems crass to use it to describe something as wonderful as The Bundles. Yet use it we must, for…