He can sing. He can write. And ladies… he wants to know you better. I’m loving the smooth vibe and the jazzy guitar work on this one. Do Josh a solid and give this one a share. He’s a talented singer songwriter with …
Yearly Archives: 2014
Folk Music Double Feature: Portland’s Goose and Fox, Jacksonville’s Four Families
The early 21st century is a great time for folk music. There are some incredible bands making inspiring music. Two of those bands are Goose and Fox as well as Four Families. They are double featured here for their different styles but excellent …
Dom Flemons: Prospect Hill
Dom Flemmons: Prospect Hill Fat Possum Records, 2014. http://www.domflemons.com Dom Flemons might not be a newbie on the folk circuit, but his newest album is something we haven’t heard from him much in the past- his own song writing. I’ve happily followed the …
Goodnight, Texas – Uncle John Farquhar – An American Music Masterclass
2012 saw Goodnight, Texas take home my Album of the Year with A Long Life of Living. Back then, I wrote that “A Long Life of Living is a shining example of how to mix vocals and music, cartharsis and intimate personal stories, tradition and modernity …
The Return of Ragtime
It’s impossible to write about ragtime without mentioning Scott Joplin, who would be proud to know the art form that he popularized is alive and well today. In fact, the 21st century has a resurgence in an abundance of classic American music. The …
The Oh Hellos – “Hello My Old Heart”
The Oh Hellos were one of my favorites a few years ago. They’re pretty much the reigning champions of gang vocals (sorry Lumineers). Their songwriting has this incredible Appalachian meets hobo folk meets a teeny tiny little droplet of gospel. I like it. …
Kelsey Waldon – The Goldmine – Classic country singer songwriter finds emotions you forgot you ever had
Kelsey Waldon is as authentic as Jack Daniels himself. It might be tempting to say she sounds like classic country greats (Kitty Wells, anyone?), but frankly Kelsey Waldon is so good she deserves her own place in the pantheon of great country artists. …
The Barr Brothers – Even The Darkness Has Arms
Our favorite Canadians are back and better than they’ve ever been. This is new age folk at it’s best folks. Their new album is due out at the end of October, look for more on them later.
Follow Apollo – Muscle Shoals rockers kicking some neo-soul
Let me get right to it, this is an awesome album. If Muscle Shoals, Alabama soul music doesn’t mean anything to you… well, sit down, friend and a get an education. One of the deepest, most soulful traditions in American music is still …
Scarlett Rabe – Scarlett – Power pop perfect for summer celebrations
Scarlett Rabe just sort of jumped off the screen for me when I was surfing SoundCloud for some other artists. But I’ll tell you what, that “who IS this?” feeling is one of the best in the business. Check out her power! Her …
