The Christmas spirit is well and truly on Brian by now. He was already feeling pretty festive — eating mince pies for breakfast and mulling his acorn wine will all spice and cinnamon sticks — but then a wonderful thing…
Tickets for Laura Marling UK tour on sale now
Exciting news, folk fans! Tickets for Laura Marling’s UK tour in April 2010 are on sale this morning. Six of the dates will also feature the wonderful Alessi’s Ark. She will join Laura on the Birmingham Cambridge, Newcastle, York, Southampton…
Johnny Flynn offers free MP3 from ‘Sweet William’ EP
Johnny Flynn In a longingly awaited follow-up to the utter stunner of an album that was A Larum, Johnny Flynn has recorded the Sweet William EP, one track of which, ‘Drum’ is now available as a free download here. What…
Brian’s Mixtape #18: Christmas is Coming
We’ve held him back as long as we could, but the Christmas spirit’s fit ready to burst out of old Brian now and the first (of many) Christmas playlists is ready to go. He’s been working on them since May,…
TLOBF announces Shhh… gig with Dan Michaelson & the Coastguards, Jon Hopkins, David Thomas Broughton and more
Music website The Line of Best Fit has announced it is to host an “all day celebration of quiet music” in London in January. The gig at Cecil Sharp House in Camden will feature Jon Hopkins, Dan Michaelson and the…
Call for artists: Album cover designs wanted for Rachael Dadd mini-album
Broken Sound Music (who’ve released EPs by FFS favourite Peggy Sue and the debut album by Forest Fire) are calling for artists to submit work for a 10″ mini album from Bristol-based folk artist Rachael Dadd. Moth in the Motor…