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BOYD 5

We have officially shortened the name of our monthly Bring Out Your Dead events to BOYD and changed our tagline to A Patchwork Of Eclectic Sounds. The posters are now designed by Gareth Courage and we are trying to move the night away from being a purely electronic night and focus on eclectic and explorative sounds regardless [...]

Available to by directly from first fold!

Containing ‘Able’ a masterclass in lo-fi subtlety that featured in one of the Wire Magazines Tapper CD series, Them Use Them’s Gravity You Lucky Lucky Boy is finally available to buy and download directly from us, forget iTunes, Amazon and Spotify and support the fold directly! Them Use Them’s Gravity you lucky lucky boy is available [...]

Pulling finger out Vs SAD

In an attempt to prevent winter blues we have been busying ourselves with much needed and long promised updates to our release pages, we are working towards embeding steaming players and buy buttons for all our back catalogue releases, here are the latest updates: Music for DXing by Spunkle Tomorrow Curves by The Assembled Minds

first fold books logo

Our designer Alex Bermingham, who is behind first fold’s branding and visual identity, has been busy creating a new and very exciting set of logos, type and branding for first fold books. Alex’s work is ahead of our second volume of premier pli and a new dedicated website for first fold books, more details to follow.

BOYD III Videos

Some digitally captured moments from Bring Out Your Dead III in November. We tend to have a photographer capturing the events but this time our iphone’s and cheap cameras had to do, apologies for the poor quality but you get the idea!

New Art Gallery Walsall Book Fair

A couple of shots by John Hanson of first fold’s stall at the New Art Gallery Walsall’s Book Fair on Saturday the 26th November. We had lot’s of fun , the atmosphere was great, we got to see some fantastic work, swap some issues of premier pli, cover petrol costs and lunch. Thank you to the [...]

Artists’ Book and Independent Publishing Fair

We are thrilled to be participants in New Art Gallery Walsall’s Artists’ Book and Independent Publishing Fair on Saturday 26 November 2011, 12-4pm. At their annual event you will be able to buy affordable books, zines and multiples by artists from the UK and beyond, including posters, limited edition CD’s and magazines from the first fold stall.

Gareth Courage V Philip Bergren

Gareth Courage has created an artist image for Philip Bergren who has recorded a great album for first fold of simple yet knowing acoustic guitar and voice songs, we heasitate to call them folk or singer songwriter songs, the fact is we like his music and can’t wait to release his wonderful hear-felt songs.

Bring Out Your Dead III

Bring Out Your Dead or as someone called it ‘Bring Out Your Dad’ returns to the Bull’s Head in Moseley on the 24th of November, from the fold stable we have Deep Grass and Papa November and Marclar brings Chairmaker, Lachenalia and Boss Turbo Doesn’t Afraid Of Anything, BOYD events should be like those old [...]

BOYD II

We are currently working with Rachel Marclar who is a promoter for the Hare and Hounds in Kings Heath and the Bull’s Head in Moseley, both venues have hosted amazing music over the years. We are developing a monthly night, that will featuring live experimental sounds and bespoke visuals. We have two more events lined up [...]