These girls are young, Swedish and are obviously totally cool and and into ace stuff. They sing in English (they write their songs in English) and must be dead brainy as their sweet, poetic lyrics are like little pictures, little scenes. Pretty damn clever clogs in my book.

But… I just… Well… This might [...]

OK I know this is early in the review and I barely have my feet under the table but I have to say immediately that this is The Best New CD I Have Heard In Years. I know, I know. I shall try and be more critical, but I have two more CDs to go [...]

Show of Hands and fellow Devon musicians are to stage a unique gig in Exeter on Thursday 21 January to raise funds to help those affected by the devastating Haiti earthquake.

The brainchild of Devon-based Mick Burch, the gig at Exeter’s Phoenix Theatre will see Show of Hands’ Steve Knightley and Phil Beer joined by [...]

Twenty-nine-year-old Stockport man Alex Humphrey vanished on 14 August near a beauty spot in Panama. His family and friends (folkingcoolsters among them) are doing all they can to find him.

Now you too can help raise money and enjoy an eclectic folk night in the process.

Desperately Seeking Alex is all set for 15 Jan [...]

There’s a division of opinion forming at FolkingCool HQ. One that goes deeper than just whether the strap line on the front page is too twatty. More fundamental that the pitched battles that take place over the role of country music in a so-called civilised culture. This could spilt the site in two. Yes. You [...]