Pin Drop Silence
Nobody really knows what folk music is. Some people – the purists – will tell you that it’s songs that have been passed down orally from generation to generation. There are some folk clubs in the UK that stick so strictly to this idea that they present acts with extensive lists of pre-approved tracks. Lists that literally define which songs are (and which songs are not) folk songs. But what can this version of folk music offer... Read More
Folkroom’s 2017: A Musical Round-Up!
December being December, our Twitter timeline is filled with Best of 2017 lists – websites doing their best to serve the past year’s music up to us in easily digestible listicles. And hey, that’s great. In fact, one of the reasons we don’t tend to do a round-up of our favourite albums for the year is that we rely so heavily on these lists to introduce us to the great records we missed! We just can’t keep up with all... Read More
Folkroom presents The Lake Poets!
If you’ve been thinking that your plans for November are looking a little sparse, we’ve got you sorted. Folkroom are very proud to announce that on November 28th we’ll be putting on The Lake Poets in one of London’s most iconic churches – and tickets are available now! Over the past few years Marty Longstaff and his band, The Lake Poets, have been making bigger and bigger waves on the music scene. Just this week, though,... Read More
More Home Farm Acts Announced!
Today marks the beginning of our one-month countdown to Home Farm Festival 10, and we’re getting more and more excited. In fact, to celebrate, let’s announce the rest of our line-up for the Folkroom Stage! The big line-up news today is that Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker will be making their debut Home Farm performance for us on Saturday 6th June! Fresh off the back of their Best Duo win at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, Ben and Josienne... Read More
Home Farm Festival Line-up Announced!
Daniel Duke at last year’s festival. For the third year running, Folkroom Records will be taking charge of their very own stage at Somerset’s Home Farm Festival, and we’ve just announced the first wave of artists confirmed to perform over the course of the three day event! This year’s festival will run from Friday 5th to Sunday 7th June, and marks the 10th anniversary of the festival, which seeks to raise money to send school... Read More