Ozere – Finding Anyplace For all the soaring string arrangements, clean vocals and careful harmonies, there’s something sticky about the way these songs circle through your brain. Bubbling out of the Toronto scene, Ozere’s music meets in the space between orchestral movements and …
Category: Americana
Album Review: Legendary Shack Shakers – The Southern Surreal
Album Review: Legendary Shack Shakers – The Southern Surreal The Legendary Shack Shakers can fill a room with sound. They have a full band and a bad attitude that oozes through on every track. It’s a little bit southern rock, a little bit …
25 Folk Music Blogs for 2016
25 Folk Music Blogs for 2016 That’s right – this is the ranking article of all ranking articles. If you’re looking for folk music, you’ve come to the right place. Not only do we have plenty of music on this site to peruse …
Album Review: Siri Undlin on Muddy Ruckus
Muddy Ruckus – Muddy Ruckus by Siri Undlin It’s almost as if the music of Muddy Ruckus arrives via portal. Drenched in vibrant metaphors, full-throated singing and guitar parts with unapologetic twang, this duo’s anachronistic music defies the confinement of any single time …
Guest Review: Siri Undlin on Karrnnel Sawitsky & Daniel Koulack – Fiddle & Banjo: Tunes from the North, Songs from the South
Karrnnel Sawitsky & Daniel Koulack – Fiddle & Banjo: Tunes from the North, Songs from the South by Siri Undlin Hailing from the more maple-leafed side of our North American continent, Sawitsky and Koulack bridge the roots-music distance between North and South – …
Casey Dubie – Strangers – – Exactly What You Need
Casey Dubie has won a place in our hearts. Her music is aware of the battles of everyday life, while still, somehow, letting an unbeatable spirit of optimism shine through. While initially labeled under that great ubiquitous title of “singer-songwriter”, on her third …
Album Review: Have Gun, Will Travel – Science from an Easy Chair
Album Review: Have Gun, Will Travel – Science from an Easy Chair Have Gun, Will Travel are a savvy, interesting Americana band that will tickle the fancy of many listeners. Rather than the tired old cliches of American music, Have Gun, Will Travel …
Album Review: Jenny & Tyler – Of This I’m Sure
Album Review: Jenny & Tyler – Of This I’m Sure Jenny and Tyler‘s album Of This I’m Sure is one that absolutely could have made my top 20 albums of 2015. I regret only that I got to it a few weeks too late. But …
Five Folk Bands to Start Your 2016 Off Right
Five Folk Bands to Start Your 2016 Off Right These list articles are fun to write. They allow us to introduce our readers to multiple new and emerging artists. The great, fear, though, is that sometimes will not find the article as easily …
Greg’s List – 2015 Album of the Year – #10-1
Okay this is it. These are the albums that left a searing imprint on my soul for 2015. These are the albums that keep me smiling, laughing, crying, and coming back for more. This list will undoubtedly frustrate everyone on the planet because …
