Shanee Pink is somewhat of an old soul with a finger firmly planted on the pulse of modern music. She embodies the music business buzzword of the day – “tastemaker”. The LA-based artist is tremendously creative in her approach while never selling out …
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Crowdfunding Friday: Folk artist Brad Almond’s Kickstarter – If a Tree Falls in the Forest
Brad Almond‘s music has a timeless folk feel to it. Although he’s emerging in the midst of the new folk revival, his work sounds like it would have resonated just as well fifty years ago. This audacious Kickstarter has already hit it’s first …
YouTube Gem: Joy Ike – “Time”
Joy Ike is an extremely talented singer songwriter. Her soft, gentle vocals on “Time” are comforting. The visually stunning video helps usher in a nice romantic story. It all works together to create the kind of “high art” music video needed in the …
Three Folk Duos for the Early Fall
Three Folk Duos for the Early Fall We always like folk music around here, but it does seem to be particularly perfect for the pastoral transformation of the Autumn season. Some songs just seem to need a cup of hot cocoa or a …
Album Review: Poema– “Pretty Speeches”–strong, loamy girl-pop.
Poema is a sister band which is powerful. I love sister bands. Ella and Shaeleen grew up in New Mexico and have been working, playing, and surviving with each other all over the country since they were small ones. They semi-recently moved to …
Album Review: Leaf Rapids – Lucky Stars – An adventure in three part harmony
Album Review: Leaf Rapids – Lucky Stars Write down this name – Keri Latimer. This is the name of the angelic voice that is at the heart (and soul) of Leaf Rapids, a Canadian pop folk outfit. If you’re a fan of a …
Storyteller Song Search – Write music for an upcoming folk music film
We don’t often do “plugs” for something like this, but it seemed like a fantastic opportunity for our readers. Since many of you are either songwriters yourselves or in the music industry, please pass this opportunity to everyone who might be interested. The …
Album Review: Seryn – Shadow Shows
Album Review: Seryn – Shadow Shows We’ve covered Seryn in the past and love their sound overall. When their latest album arrived in my inbox I got really excited. I listened to it and soaked in the harmonies over and over. Now I’d …
Three Bands to Rock Your Saturday
Band: Black Market Aftermath Album: Come Naked Story: The pure rock engine of film and TV composer Francesco D’Andrea, BMA is a collection of mighty fine rock songs that will make you sway, headbang, and air guitar in public. Working on shows like …
Crowdfunding Friday: Steamboats – New York Four-Part Harmonic Folk – Pledge Campaign
Okay so Crowdfunding Friday doesn’t sound quite as nice as Free Music Friday, but we’re really trying to get the word out on some pretty great projects we’ve found. If you’d like to submit a crowdfunding project for our consideration, feel free to …
