Quite an amazing amount of great music came through our earphones in 2014 and it’s tough to cover it all. Instead of leaving a bunch totally uncovered, here’s a list of some phenomenal folk music to check out, download, and ultimately support by …
Yearly Archives: 2014
Crooked Brothers – Postcard EP – Good old fashioned toe-tapping music
Banjo, guitar, harmonica – check, check, check. The Crooked Brothers released an excited little EP that shows promise of much more to come. Bring your dancing shoes to this party because the Crooked Brothers will get your toes tapping. Actually, the first track …
Greylag – Classic Indie Rock
Great music, like love, is often found in the most random and mundane occurrences. In the case of the exceptional indie rock act Greylag, it was found under the dimly lit café lights at a local coffee house. While music is generally muted …
Kiersten Holine – “White Christmas”
Merry Christmas dear ones. Thanks for making 2014 a great year. Hug someone beautiful, will ya?
Sleeping at Last Christmas Collection – 2014 adds “O Come O Come Emmanuel” – FREE download
Some of you have undoubtedly heard about Sleeping at Last, the wildly-popular indie singer songwriter project of Ryan O’Neal that’s been featured in Love Actually, among other places. Well for a few years now he’s been releasing this Christmas collection for FREE and …
Mackenzie Shivers–celtic folk-pop, telling stories and living freely
You should listen to this girl. She made me smile, caught my attention in just seconds. She is a good remedy for a cloudy Tuesday in December. I felt very alive when I went outside this morning. The wind was gentle, the temperature …
Christmas music from emerging artists – Happy Holidays from EarToTheGround Music
Holiday music almost deserves its own genre. Most of us by this point in the month have had our fill of Bing and Percy and Mariah. We’re ready for something fresh and exciting with a touch of that folk flavor. If you tried …
Greg Jones’s Best of 2014
Here are co-founder Greg Jones’s best songs and albums of 2014. Top 10 Songs of 2014 #10: The Native Sibling – “Place to Rest/Keep on Running” No matter how many times I hear this song, I continue to have a visceral, deeply personal response …
Casey Karger’s Best of 2014
It’s that time of year again! Without further ado, here are staff writer Casey Karger’s best songs and albums of 2014. Top 10 Songs of 2014 #10: Mustered Courage – “Standing By Your Side” While it’s rare for us to find really solid, …
Kate Bee’s Best of 2014
It’s that time of year again! Without further ado, here are staff writer Kate Bee’s best songs and albums of 2014. Top 10 Songs of 2014 (in no particular order) Bad Suns – “Salt” This song would even get Baptists to dance. Great …