Happy Free Music Friday everyone! This week we’ve got the religiously tinted bluegrass stylings of The Vespers and a huge sale from Amazon. First up is The Vespers, a four piece bluegrass band that produces some awesome music, that is especially awesome if …
Category: Bluegrass
The Barefoot Movement – Figures of the Year
Bluegrass is a genre that often get overlooked because it can be grating. The fiddles, the banjos, the vocals can all be turn offs to the casual music listener. One of the reasons that Nickel Creek was so successful was their ability to …
Dodgy Mountain Men – Simple Man’s Blues
As usual, this band caught my attention because of their awesome name. I mean, Dodgy Mountain Men? That’s awesome. But so is the music. With some djembes, a mandolin, and a guitar, this music takes on a life of it’s own. This is …
Sara Watkins – Folkadelphia Session
Even though “free music” is kind of Casey’s gig, this is totally an awesome thing right here. If you’re not savvy on the Folkadelphia Sessions, then getchu some. Here’s a beautiful little recording of the incomparable Sara Watkins. I know she’s not emerging …
The Steel Wheels – Walk Away (Tom Waits Cover)
It’s no secret, I love covers. I love them when they’re well done especially. I also love Tom Waits and The Steel Wheels. So, as you might imagine, this song has me pretty happy. The Steel Wheels are one of the country-est acts …
Fruition – “Wasting Away”
Fruition is one of those bands that it’s hard to categorize. It’s a little bluegrass (mandolin!), it’s a little bit folk, a little bit pop, a little bit of something else really good. Anyway, here’s “Wasting Away”, one of those songs that everyone …
The Dustbowl Revival – John The Revelator
Sometimes we come across music that does nothing to change the musical landscape but it simply performs perfectly. Allow me to introduce The Dustbowl Revival. They describe themselves in an awesome way. “Imagine Dylan and The Band and Ralph Stanley jamming with Louis …
The Barefoot Movement – No Rain (Blind Melon Cover)
One of our favorite unheralded bluegrass groups here at EarToTheGround Music is The Barefoot Movement, a 4 piece band from Tennessee and the Carolinas. The first came to our attention a year and a half ago with their debut and recently finished up …
Free Music Friday! Langhorne Slim, Trampled By Turtles, Milk Carton Kids
Free Music Friday! today features a couple of smaller collections and a reminder about our favorites, The Milk Carton Kids. Langhorne Slim and The Law Langhorne Slim and The Law released The Way We Move last year and it was awesome. This small collection …
Matt Costa – Matt Costa
If you were ever wondering what Instagram would sound like if it were music, the new Matt Costa album is going to be right up your alley. And if you’re wondering whether that’s a compliment or not, it depends entirely on how ready …
