Interview | FFS talks to Bellowhead’s Pete Flood
Bellowhead are one of those bands you can’t help but instantly fall in love with. With their traditional folk music and exceptional musicianship they’ve become a treasure to many folk fans. About to...
View ArticleArtist Blog | Chris Leslie of Fairport Convention blogs the first week of...
We’re jolly pleased to be playing host to the Fairport Convention 2013 Tour Blog, charting their journey around the fair isles of Great Britain. We’ll be publishing weekly blogs from different members...
View ArticleArtist Blog | Simon Nicol of Fairport Convention blogs week two of their UK Tour
Following on from Chris Leslie’s blog last week, Simon Nicol is treating you all to a frankly astonishing window on the world of the Fairport Convention tour bus. Brace yourselves for restaurant...
View ArticleArtist Blog | Gerry Conway of Fairport Convention blogs Week Three of their...
The Fairport Convention Tour Blog continues to explore uncharted territory for For Folk’s Sake. Our meanderings in the wonderful world of the Fairport tour bus are taken up by Gerry Conway this week,...
View ArticleArtist Blog | Ric Sanders of Fairport Convention blogs week four of their UK...
Four weeks into their trip around the UK, Ric Sanders gives his perspective on the Fairport tour, paying particular attention to Travelodges, boxes of carrots, and wearing carrier bags on your head....
View ArticleArtist Blog | Dave Pegg blogs week four of Fairport Convention’s UK tour
Favourite lunch tipple: WadworthAs the Fairport Convention Wintour comes to a close, Dave Pegg (‘Peggy’ to his friends’) looks back over the highs and lows (not that there really seem to have been...
View ArticleLive | Fairport Convention @ The Union Chapel, Islington
There are some abilities that all children of folkie parents have in common. Knowing the words to most of ‘Tempted and Tried’ by Steeleye Span. Being able to hold their own at a ceilidh. Having a...
View ArticleRecord Store Day | Shopping Guide Part One
The list grows and grows every year. There are even some legitimate concerns that Record Store Day may eat itself. But we’re going to worry about that later. For now, the clock is ticking down until...
View ArticlePremiere | Darren Hayman with Judy Dyble – Upper Slaughter
One of, if not the, most beautiful folk projects of last year was volume one of Darren Hayman’s Thankful Villages – a journey around the UK’s 54 villages where all of their First World War soldiers...
View ArticleAlbum | Fairport Convention – Come All Ye…
On the second Saturday of every August, Fairport Convention close their 3 day festival of music and ale with “Meet on the Ledge”. This August will hold special resonance for the band as they celebrate...
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