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’s 2016: A Musical Round-Up!
It’s the middle of December, and as we drag ourselves towards the end of a historical, horrendous year, we at Folkroom find ourselves desperate to focus on some of the better things that happened in 2016. In that spirit, we’ve gathered together a playlist featuring all of the artists in our little scene to have released something (and put it on Spotify) this year. You can listen to it here! We’ve omitted a couple of Christmas releases... Read More
Folkroom’s Blue Christmas with Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker
This festive season Folkroom presents a very special gig at the Courtyard Theatre in London, with BBC Folk Award winners Josienne Clarke, Ben Walker and John Spiers, and upcoming singer-songwriter Jack Harris. Tickets are onsale here now. Christmas is a time of light, of giving, of love – and we reckon there might just be a few too many gigs this December celebrating the garish tinsel-draped side of the season. London’s friendliest... Read More
Farewell Josienne and Ben!
Look at them, strolling off to pastures new… It feels as though we’ve posted this picture a dozen times in news pieces over the past two years, but this may well be the last: we’re terrifically excited to announce that Rough Trade records have signed our very own Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker! The duo, who are co-founders of Folkroom Records and who put out an EP, an album and a vinyl-edition of their Navigator Records debut in... Read More
Folkroom’s Fifth Anniversary Special
This September marks 5 years of Folkroom, and we’re going to be celebrating in style with an ambitious birthday bonanza! Amidst a month of exciting events, the Folkroom Fifth Anniversary Special will see a wealth of Folkroom acts, former labelmates, frequent collaborators and occasional troublemakers taking to the stage for the must-see gig of the year! What’s more, there’ll be a special twist to the evening: everyone performing... Read More
