Baneful Town – “Flare Gun Eyes” A lot happens within this criminally short 2 minute track. The Canadian duo blends layers of sound and beauty almost effortlessly. It is folk, yes, but the way “Flare Gun Eyes” is crafted makes it accessible to …
Category: Americana
Listen to the wind blow – a folk set for this chilly December
The Heart Of – “A Long December”-This haunting composition is sure to win a lot of fans for The Heart Of. The mix is delightfully simple. The lead vocal is absolutely stunning, which pulls in the listener immediately. The tone of the vocal …
Grab your guitar and jam with these stellar singer songwriters
Russ Parrish – “Coast of Carolina”-Well, if you’ve ever been to the “coast of Carolina” you’ll understand why its worth writing a song about. It’s beautiful. That said, this song has a wonderful, timeless power to it. The vision in the lyrics is …
Pass the Nog!!!!! Original Holiday Tracks to Festivate to
With December comes a deluge of Holiday tunes. Some of them good. Some of them awful. Many of them so awful, they are kinda good. There is no escaping this (trust us, we tried) the tidal wave of Christmas tracks. Working on the …
Five impressive new songwriters in the folk and Americana scene
Ben Strawn – “Blackberry Wine”-Ben Strawn is an excellent songwriter, as evidenced by the melody, pacing, and vocal on this song “Blackberry Wine.” There’s a definite parallel with a few others in the modern folk scene, including Drew Holcomb. When that steel guitar …
Album Review: Caamp – By and By
I was shocked when I realized that we have only covered Caamp once on our site. The sound of Caamp seems like someone we would have covered dozens of times by now. The 2019 release By and By is reason enough to feature …
Your Essential Thanksgiving Playlist
The Brilliance – “How Do We Know“ This one carries an almost spiritual pondering to it. The band asks existential questions throughout the criminally short track amidst drum machines and keys. “How Do We Know” serves as a foretaste of what we are …
A family-style serving of Americana, folk, and country-flavored music for your feast
Aspen Jacobsen – “Little Arms”-At first listen you might put Jacobsen in the “Taylor Swift” camp and honestly, you’d be right. She’s got that kind of pop power blended with sincere songwriting. People who dismiss Swift (and Jacobsen like her) are missing the …
Christmas Tracks to Ho Ho Ho To
For many, myself included, the time before December and after Halloween are filled with dread. No matter how good natured we attempt to be, the early push of Christmas music brings out the Grinch in us. Granted, there are not many good Thanksgiving …
Folk is the music of the people – grab a new folk tune here
SkyBells – “Hike up the valley”-When you tell your friends you listen to “folk music” this is what they think of. It’s quaint, plodding acoustic music. The harmonies are infectiously enjoyable. It feels like something you could hear in the mountains of the …
