Any readers of The Blue Walrus who are based in London are in for a real treat next Monday 27th April. We’ve gained access to a web exclusive offer, which will allow the first five of our readers that follow the link below to get tickets for the Chris Wood show at The Slaughtered Lamb for just £6 each. Support comes from the uber-talented Stars of Sunday League, who have been kind enough to present us with this offer.
Here’s the link: http://www.wegottickets.com/sct/u2jJCGdJRB – I’ll see you there!
-Lauren Razavi

Anybody who read my interview with folk troubadour Jack Savoretti yesterday, check it out again today as The Blue Walrus now has a web-exclusive track attached to the interview for your listening pleasure!
-Lauren Razavi

Earlier this week, I was fortunate enough to catch up with folk-infused troubadour Jack Savoretti, an artist I feel sure will effortlessly prove himself a pioneer of this year’s latest re-envisioning of the folk genre.
Seated outside a pub in Central London, the city happening around us, the conversation begins with an observance of the paper coffee cup Jack is holding. Normally, this would be quite a mundane topic, but given that Jack’s first tour of the UK took place in Caffè Nero outlets across the country, we launch straight into …

I recently met up with Jence and Isi from Digitalism before their DJ set at the closing night of the Warehouse Project in Manchester. Here’s what they had to say:
Hi guys, nice to meet you both. So tell me, are you looking forward to tonight?
Yeah definitely, we have lots of friends coming – Erol is playing, Metro Area….we are good friends of Metro Area.
Who are your other DJ friends that you see out on tour?
Simian who are playing tonight, Erol obviously. But probably Boys Noize because I actually went to …

Much like Emmy The Great, Mumford & Sons stayed marginally under the mainstream radar during the upsurge of ‘indie-slash-folk’ that appeared last year, but I cannot even begin to describe how incredible this band is. Picture Noah & The Whale meets Johnny Flynn, and if that doesn’t appeal to you, just listen with respect for frontman Marcus Mumford for being the latest notch on Laura Marling’s bedpost (no disrespect intended, I think it’s all rather nice, actually). Check out their Myspace Page for more info and have a listen to …

Too-cool-for-you alternative rocker Patrick Wolf is set to launch a full UK tour this May following the success of his 2009 gigs thus far. The dates are as follows:
Fri, 15 May  ::   Northampton, Roadmender
Mon, 18 May  ::  Portsmouth, Wedgewood Rooms
Tues, 19 May  ::  Oxford, O2 Academy
Wed, 20 May  ::   Leeds, Cockpit
Fri, 22 May  ::   Liverpool, Stanley Theatre
Mon, 25 May  ::   Birmingham, O2 Academy
Wed, 27 May  ::   Norwich, Waterfront
Thurs, 28 May  ::  Sheffield, Leadmill
Fri, 29 May   ::   Glasgow, Classic Grand
Sun, 31 May  ::   Manchester, Ritz
Mon, 01 Jun   ::   London, Electric Ballroom
The …