Ron Pope – “My Wildest Dreams”-“You’re not quite what I pictured you would be. You’re better than my wildest dreams.” Aw, what a line! Ron Pope has a gift for songwriting that we’re happy we’ve recently discovered. But the acoustic sentimentality at the …
Category: Acoustic
3 Great (and Unique) Tracks
Stupid Baby – “Feline” “Feline” is a slow burning rock track that is undeniably cool. The band broods and flirts with sonic combustion while practicing a near perfect artistic restraint. If listeners wonder what words like hip or confident sound like, then look …
Some Unexpected Heat For Your Cold, Snowy Weekend.
It’s cold and snowy here in the “Nation’s Capital,” so here are some of the best tracks this week to warm you up! Archie Faulks – “What For” This was my first time hearing Archie Faulks and I’m so happy I got to …
A folk blogger’s dream – a short playlist of emerging new folk artists
Alan Barnosky – “Lonesome Road”-We’ve been featuring Barnosky for the better part of a year now. His pickin’ is real special. But what keeps me coming back is his vocal style as well. He’s one of those fellas that makes you believe every …
A dash of this and that – new music for a new week
Skippy – “I’ll wait for you”-If you are a fan of pop acoustic music, you can’t do much better than Skippy. Once the full band enters the track, you’ll feel like you’ve stepped into an inspirational film. If I was one of those …
Genre-Bending Beauties for Your Chill Weekend
It has been a really tough week. Anyone else? I really needed a pick-me-up and these 4 artists gave that to me and I am very grateful. Here’s some excellent vibes for your much-needed and well-deserved weekend. Sarpa Salpa – “Say Something” Speaking …
A delightful mix of brand new music for these cold January days
Lov Li – “Sorry”-At first glance it’s a bit difficult to understand the lyrics of this track, but if you listen… I mean really lean in with your soul, you can hear the thoughtful, emotional lyrics here. Besides that, the emotive electronic work …
One last look back at 2019 through our Soundcloud Playlists – Indie rock, singer songwriter, folk, neoclassical, indie pop, and Americana
Folk Hidden Gems -This playlist has some really wonderful folk tunes that vary from acoustic singer songwriters all the way to major full-band productions. We were happy to include Happy Coves “Borderlines” before it took off in popularity. We are equally delighted to …
Artist interview and show review with The Other Favorites — Sitting down with Carson McKee and Josh Turner
If you’ve been around ETTG for a bit, you’ll know that we have covered these guys several times and even interviewed them a while back. For this feature, we got a chance to actually meet these beguilingly handsome and suave troubadours. Okay, but …
Bidding 2019 adieu with some contemplative folk music
The Satellite Station – “I should have fought for you”-The driving beat of this track might not seem like “relaxed” folk music at first blush, but it feels so good. It’s a song about how we should fight for people that we support. …
