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Brian’s Mixtape | London
Dear readers,I feel we have already discussed the fact that I am not the sporting sort of owl. While at school I was far more likely to be found rifling through the rafters of the music cupboard than...
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Playlist | Happy Halloween Folk Fans!
Click here to celebrate the most fun holiday in the Gregorian calendar with a playlist full of (non-rubbish) scary tracks. 1. She Made My Blood Run Cold – Ike Turner 2. Monster Mash – The Beach Boys 3....
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Brian’s Mixtape | A very indie Christmas
Photo by Kristina ServantDear readers,I write to you in the most difficult of circumstances. It’s the most wonderful time of the year for a whole lot of people. Not for owls. At Christmas owls are...
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Playlist | Nick Hemming of the Leisure Society’s picks of 2012
There are end-of-year lists aplenty around, but few from so musical an ear as our guest playlist-maker Nick Hemming of the Leisure Society. The band have spent 2012 holed up writing, rehearsing and...
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Brian’s Mixtape | The relationship curve
Dear readers,It’s time for another silly yearly traditional that has been forever marred by the greed and capitalism that has modern society so relentlessly in its grasp. As a sensible owl I could not...
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Brian’s Mixtape | The Sin of Self-Love
Last weekend I went out in London’s trendy Dalston with our Live Editor, Helen. She takes me out every year or two to remind me that I don’t like it much in fancy pubs with copies of Wired magazine...
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Brian’s Mixtape | Birds
Photo from artwork by Céleste Boursier-MougenotHello dear readers,It will come as no surprise to you that I am of the opinion that birds are the finest class of creature to inhabit this planet. Our...
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Playlist | Our picks of End of the Road 2013
Two of your humble FFS servants are off to End of the Road festival in Dorset today and we’re barely able to contain ourselves. The festival never misses a beat with its line-ups and we’ve been...
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Playlist | Happy birthday to us!
Photo © Will ClaytonDear readers,It has come the day when our wonderful cyber-friend For Folk’s Sake, the music critique glue which brings us all closer together, celebrates its fifth birthday....
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Playlist | Add your tunes to our Halloween playlist
Happy Halloween! We’ve made a collaborative Songdrop playlist for you to add your favourite spooky songs to.To add your tunes sign up to songdrop.com and install the ‘drop-it’ button.You’ll find our...
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Playlist | You Are Wolf’s inspiration
Kerry Andrew is You Are Wolf, an experimental folk artist released her debut album Hawk to the Hunting gone. We were so intrigued by her sound, that we asked her to put together a playlist of...
View ArticleGuest playlist | Anna Hillcock from radio show Folk You
French DJ and photographer Anna Hillcock has a show called Folk You on RADIO MDM in France. She made us a playlist of some of her favourite new folk artists.Lovisa Samuelsson Lovisa Samuelsson is an...
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Playlist | Matthew & The Atlas pick their favourite artists
Matthew & the Atlas are ready to return with their fine new record Temple, which is due out on April 22 via Communion. Written in his home studio in Farnborough but recorded in East Nashville with...
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Artist Playlist | Hurray For The Riff Raff
Hurray for the Riff Raff are on tour in the UK this week, showing off tracks from the acclaimed Small Town Heroes and offering tantalising glimpses of the new record they’ve just begun work on. Alynda...
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Listen | Exclusive stream of Jinnwoo’s debut album Strangers Bring Me No Light
Ever since Jinnwoo released his debut EP back in 2014 this moment has been keenly anticipated. Friday will see the release of his debut album Strangers Bring Me No Light – a project years in the...
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Artist Playlist | Vanessa Anne Redd
Vannessa Anne Redd’s debut album Behind The Wall, 10 songs of “Grunge Folk” written in the French countryside, was recently released. Vanessa has put together a playlist for us, explaining some of the...
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Artist Playlist | Husky Rescue
This weekend will see Catskills Records celebrate their 20th anniversary with the release of a special compilation and nights out in Brighton and London. Marko Nyberg from label stalwarts Husky Rescue...
View ArticleArtist Playlist | Pascal Pinon
Pascal Pinon are Icelandic sisters Jófríõur & Ásthildur Ákadóttir, who make somewhat lo-fi and somewhat ethereal music. They recently released their self-produced third album Sundur, and you can...
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Artist Playlist | Worry Dolls
Site favourites Worry Dolls, aka Zoe Nicol and Rosie Jones, are gearing up for the release of their Nashville recorded debut album Go Get Gone on the 27th January. To get you in the mood Zoe &...
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