A few years ago Matthew Mayfield told me to listen to David Ramirez. For some reason I must have had cotton balls or something in my ears when I gave him that first listen. I just didn’t “get” what he was doing. Then …
Category: Country
Mike Clark – Room 125 Productions Full Set
Mike Clark has a variety of musical personas that he presents to listeners. Here we get a chance to see a stripped-down acoustic version of his music, but even within that construct we get a chance to see a mixture of music styles. …
Wes Kirkpatrick – Wes Kirkpatrick
Not all acoustic singer songwriters are created equal. Because there are so many in the music world today, we spend a lot of time sorting through the ordinary and the exceptional. I’m here to say that Wes Kirkpatrick is in that category of …
Liz Longley – This Is Not the End
There’s not much in life better than a girl and her guitar. We’ve had our ear on Liz Longley for a while. We’re excited to hear her upcoming album, which she plugs in the intro to the video. She’s got that “country, but …
Daniel and the Lion – Death Head
Although most people probably don’t care how I “discovered” a band, I find the story with DATL to be particularly fun. They did a cover of Ray Charles “Hallelujah I Love Her So” that was so incredible I had to know more about …
Contest Winner: HANNAH FAIR Artist Interview
1) How did you get your start writing music? I found my grandfather’s guitar in his basement when I was about 13 and I became infatuated with that thing. He played a little, and had brought that guitar to Tanzania on a mission’s …
David Mayfield Parade – Good Man Down
From the first notes of “Love Will Only Break Your Heart” listeners will know this is a country album through and through. While Mayfield’s music can be, at times, some pretty amazing bluegrass, this album is for the most part “old country.” It’s …
Jeanne Jolly – Angels
Jeanne Jolly has accumulated a rather cosmopolitan resume; classical voice training at school, touring vocalist for a well-known jazz trumpeter. Her heart lies, however, with country music, and the Raleigh, North Carolina singer-songwriter hones her twangy chops well on her full-length debut, Angels. …
Haley Klinkhammer – Finding Myself
From the opening pop chord of Haley Klinkhammer’s album Finding Myself I was taken by the incredible production quality. Her voice sounds great! It’s energetic and fun. It sounds like the kind of album that a teen girl would love. And you know what, …
Caitlin Rose – The Stand In
Caitlin Rose sings old country. It’s not Hank Sr. old, but it’s old country. It captures the heart of country music. Rose’s vocal quality has a sweetness to it and her vocals are easy to understand. It all comes together in a sound …
