For Folk’s Sake is seriously considering changing our name to welovealessi.com. From the moment her EP The Horse got its first rotation on the stereo at FFS HQ, we have been desperate to hear her play
EP Review: Thos Henley – Mosaic Bone Norse Flute
21 year old Thos Henley offers heartfelt guitar driven folk-pop on his debut EP Mosaic Bone Norse Flute.
ATP to fill Butlins with array of folk stars
The All Tomorrow’s Parties Festival is set to welcome a thoroughly eclectic mix of bands to this summer’s two weekend extravaganza in Minehead, including a number of acts that are firm favourites of FFS.
EP Review: Peggy Sue and Les Triplettes – First Aid
This spiffing EP is one more magnificent adventure in the splendid journey of Peggy Sue. Their latest incarnation, with ‘Les Triplettes’ has more depth and complication than previous recordings, and excitingly raises the femme-folk bar higher still. The CD was co-produced with Steve Ansell of Blood Red Shoes and mixed in the US by the Dodos’ producer John Askew to startlingly brilliant effect.
Communion January line-up revealed
Folk club night Communion has announced the line-up for the first show of 2009. The gig on 4th January, organised by Kevin Jones of Cherbourg and Ben Lovett of Mumford and Sons, will feature FFS darlings Peggy Sue alongside Ark People, Sam MacCarthy, Sons of Noel and Adrian and Thomas J Speight. Headlining will be Exlovers.
Hello Saferide
Hello Saferide are a seven-piece Swedish outfit, led by former music journalist and DJ Annika Norlin, known for their infectiously quirky, hook-filled indie-pop. They Say: \\”While writing and recording, we listened to records by: Randy Newman, Carole King, Heavenly, Wilco,…