A second release of the year from David Ford, and – there’s no getting around it – it’s a jazz album. And oh my lord, it’s a good one. Teaming up with saxophonist Ben Castle, pianist Mark Edwards, drummer Darren Beckett, bassist Arnold Somogyi and vocalist Beth Rowley, Ford recorded the seven songs in a single day...
When Caitlin Rose burst on to the scene in 2010 with her delightful debut album Own Side Now, followed up soon after with The Stand-In, her star instantly shone bright. Rave reviews heralded the arrival of a powerful new voice, but then came…nothing. Away from the spotlight, Rose was dealing with what she has now called “a...
“I am not from a family of tradition bearers, but my forebears hail from all over the British Isles and music is in my bones. I think song is a great medium to tell a story and it’s an amazing thing listening to a good singer living out a song / story…not to mention a good storyteller...
In a world that seems to be filled with so much hate and destruction all the time, it can be hard to escape and switch off from the negativity of it all, especially when our screens are built to almost fill us with so much agitation. Australian singer-songwriter Ziggy Alberts has helped us all to take a...
“Music is mathematics. You can actually learn about the science of how arpeggios affect your nervous system. Music is so undervalued. It can be life-changing.” – Eliza Carthy To be honest, if you’re reading this review on For Folk’s Sake, you probably don’t need much introduction to the awe-inspiring wonder and all-round life force that is Eliza...
by Ian Parker • 18 October 2022 • Comments Off on Album | The Unthanks – Sorrows Away I’ve got an unsent greeting card sat on the side which reads “I heard you’ve been watching a lot of news lately so here’s a card with a comforting duck on it”. I’ve not sent it to anyone yet because I don’t know...
by Tom White • 9 November 2022 • Comments Off on EP | Rose and Finch – Lucy In the works since 2017, this four-track EP sees the eponymous twin frontwomen from FFS favourites The Frisbys take their first steps as a duo. Playing every instrument bar drums and electric guitar/bass themselves alongside their well-established and beautiful vocal harmonies, Nicola and...
by Ian Parker • 21 October 2022 • Comments Off on Album | Arny Margret – They Only Talk About The Weather Ísafjörður must be a strange place to grow up. Almost six hours north of Reykjavik on the Westfjord peninsula of Iceland, it is a remote and dramatic landscape, one where tall mountains can block out the sun for several...
In the first few days of 2021, the two-piece London band Native Harrow – Stephen harms and Devin Tuel – moved to Brighton, on the south coast of England, living at the top of a crumbling, regency building and decided to themselves that “this is the perfect place to make a record”. Finding themselves in a new...
by Jonathan Frahm • 24 October 2022 • Comments Off on Premiere | Assorted Orchids – High Tide Photo by Michael Winters Assorted Orchids’ ‘High Tide’ paints a picture with dulled blues and grays. As autumn and winter make way, its plaintive ruminations make for a folk cut reflective of the season. T. McWilliams navigates the melancholic tune with a gorgeous...
Amythyst Kiah - "God's Under the Mountain" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ltiz_rC8to“I’ve stayed away from writing songs where I’m just strumming for a...
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