Of all the films that have surrounded themselves with the folk music culture, Once is the logical place to start, because it is Once that best defines the scene as it is today.
Peggy Sue release single, announce album launch and offer free download
Brace yourselves, folk fans, for more Peggy Sue news than you can shake a drumstick at. Firstly, Peggy Sue released their single, Watchman Today (22nd March), a spiffing video of which is below. Besides that lovely news, in a fit…
Brian’s Mixtape #28: Talkin’ ‘Bout A Revolution
Our regular readers will be pleased to hear that Brian’s got himself together now. He’s decided to stop all this wallowing and introversion and turn his thoughts to more important matters. Brian’s as concerned as any of us about the…
Album: Laura Marling — I Speak Because I Can
Laura Marling’s new album makes me come over all Jo Wiley. I could very happily voice an advert calling it “breathtaking”, “astonishing” or “sublime”. Because unlike Keane or U2 or Coldplay’s more recent offerings, it is all of those things.…
Live review: Slow Club @ Steinbruch, Duisburg, Germany
It was beautiful; no introductions, no fade out lights or music to let the audience know the band were about to begin, just two people who suddenly began to sing together whilst walking amongst a crowd of minimal capacity. Stripped…
FFS’s New Band Review Panel: Shambles Miller
Reviewing Shambles Miller’s debut EP Shambles vs the Dragonwizard Damien Girling “Let’s begin with the most immediately interesting aspect of the music of Shambles Miller, his voice. It’s lovely and expressive Scottish twang draws one in, much the like the…