We are very excited to announce that Scarecrow Jack will release their new single, ‘Love Wins’ via Friendly Folk Records. Our targeted release date is 20/June/2020. The song was inspired by the situation the world has landed in due to the Corona virus. Against all anger, frustration, sadness and fear… LOVE WINS! We also wish Scarecrow Jack good luck on …
Newsy updates and well wishes from our Artists: Harmony Glen (Netherlands) The Jolly Gents (Netherlands) Greenrose Faire (Finland) Greetings from Finland. We’re holding safe in our homes. Everything, including band practices are canceled, but at least that leaves time to work on new songs remotely. Hoping to do some cozy live streams, either acoustic or from the rehearsal room once …
Special thank you to all who came out to the Fantasy Fest Rijswijk festival March/2020 edition. In particular to those who took a break from your shopping to dance and make merry with us at the Friendly Folk Stage. The opening of our stage was done in grand fashion when festival Master of Ceremony, Perry Mulder announced the first band, …
Woolverstones debut single, “A Song for Harlequins” is an ode to the human spirit. A marination of the west coast late sixties sound and dreamy, mystical folk music. We sent out a pre-release copy of the song to several seasoned musicians in the contemporary folk genre, and this is what they had to say about ‘A Song for Harlequins’: “Love …
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Prophecy Playground’s debut album, “Comfort Zone”, is a Contemporary Folk genre concept album. The main idea behind the album’s production was to combine acoustic guitar, together with carefully written arrangements for string section and other orchestral instruments. Care was taken to not harm the gentleness and fragility of the songs core. Another objective was that the album must remain purely …
The Jolly Gents, an uptempo Folk banjo and accordion duo from the Netherlands, are no strangers to the folk scene. You have loved their music on stage for years, under the hobby project of Tom & Sjoerd, but now they are an official touring duo. Sjoerd van Ravenzwaaij and Tom van Aarle created ‘The Jolly Gents’ duo as a side-project …
Join us in a warm welcome to Folkband The Old Man Fergus to Friendly Folk Records family. The Old Man Fergus band (Dordrecht, NL) performs regularly at pubs and festivals in the Netherlands. The frontman, Eef van’t Hoen, mainly plays Irish folk songs, but also Scottish, English, and Dutch folk songs regularly appear on his playlist. Singing and dancing is soon to commence as the …
Get ready to Balfolk dance and make merry! Why? Because Aelixihr will hit the Friendly Folk Stage for two shows on Sunday. Tickets available at Fantasy Fest Rijswijk. Weekend fun for the entire family. See you there!
The Flask, bring Irish Celtic music to Fantasy Fest Rijswijk Saturday, 29/Feb/2020. Pop over to the Friendly Folk Stage. Enjoy dancing and singing along with traditonal tunes. New single Faerie Folk available on all digital platforms and at www.friendlyfolkrecords.bandcamp.com